Influence of PAHO publications on scientific production in the health field in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The influence and impact of PAHO publications on scientific production in the field of health in Latin America and the Caribbean was the subject of a study based on a sample of 45 biomedical journals published between 1985 and 1992 in 17 countries of the Region. A total of 8644 works (mostly articles), containing 82,143 citations, were studied. Of these, 3,806 citations were found to refer to works published by PAHO Headquarters in Washington, D.C.-the Boletín de la Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana receiving 1,444 (38% of the total), the English-language Bulletin of PAHO receiving 222 (6%), works in PAHO's Scientific Publications Series receiving 1064 (28%), and works in other PAHO publications receiving 1076 (28%). Overall, PAHO publications appeared to account for a significant share of the citations studied.
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Pan American Health Organization, Publications Program, Washington, DC, USA.
D017691:Caribbean Region; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America; D010175:Pan American Health Organization; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D014956:Writing