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| Title |
Understanding chronic non-communicable diseases in Latin America: towards an equity-based research agenda
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| Published in |
Globalization and Health, October 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1744-8603-7-36 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Fernando G De Maio |
| Abstract |
Although chronic non-communicable diseases are traditionally depicted as diseases of affluence, growing evidence suggests they strike along the fault lines of social inequality. The challenge of understanding how these conditions shape patterns of population health in Latin America requires an inter-disciplinary lens. This paper reviews the burden of chronic non-communicable diseases in the region and examines key myths surrounding their prevalence and distribution. It argues that a social justice approach rooted in the idea of health inequity needs to be at the core of research in this area, and concludes with discussion of a new approach to guide empirical research, the 'average/deprivation/inequality' framework. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 21 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 5% |
| Colombia | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 19 | 90% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 19 | 90% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 5% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 107 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2 | 2% |
| Nepal | 1 | <1% |
| Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1 | <1% |
| Cameroon | 1 | <1% |
| Ecuador | 1 | <1% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Peru | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Nigeria | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 96 | 90% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 24 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 16 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 11% |
| Professor | 7 | 7% |
| Other | 7 | 7% |
| Other | 22 | 21% |
| Unknown | 19 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 35 | 33% |
| Social Sciences | 19 | 18% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 14 | 13% |
| Unknown | 21 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 21. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 September 2020.
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#1,788,903
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Outputs from Globalization and Health
#288
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#8,608
of 148,141 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Globalization and Health
#5
of 15 outputs
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