title: Influence of PAHO publications on scientific production in the health field in Latin America and the Caribbean.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Pan American Health Organization, Publications Program, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cruz
mesh_terms: D017691:Caribbean Region; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America; D010175:Pan American Health Organization; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D014956:Writing