title: Research in Latin America: opportunities and challenges.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Terapia Intensiva, Hospital Interzonal de Agudos San Martin de La Plata, 1900 La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. estenssoro.elisa@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Estenssoro
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Interna, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gilberto
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Intensiva, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Glenn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hernández
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America; D011643:Publishing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends*; D012109:Research Support as Topic