title: The Latin America and the Caribbean search strategy proposal.
abstract: Latin America and the Caribbean's public health literature is not widely recognized. Science in this region has even been compared to a night sky with just a few specks of light. To make those lights as reachable as possible, we developed the Latin America and the Caribbean Search Strategy (LACSS). This is a new method to utilize our region's health promotion results within MEDLINE/PubMed. In contrast to a typical MeSH query, LACSS retrieves up to six times more publication results regarding non-communicable diseases, neglected tropical diseases, injuries and other important public health relevant topics in the region. We believe that global health promotion will be improved in this region by improving its visibility, and this search strategy will contribute to this.
authors: 1. Escuela Profesional de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina "Alberto Hurtado", Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú.|2. CONEVID, Unidad de Conocimiento y Evidencia, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú.
authors: Eloy F
authors: EF
authors: Ruiz
authors: 1. Escuela Profesional de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina "Alberto Hurtado", Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú.
authors: Alvaro
authors: A
authors: Proaño
authors: 3. Facultad de Estomatología, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú.
authors: Diego
authors: D
authors: Proaño
authors: 4. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional San Luis Gonzaga. Ica, Perú.
authors: Junior Smith
authors: JS
authors: Torres-Román
authors: 1. Escuela Profesional de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina "Alberto Hurtado", Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú.|5. CRONICAS Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú.
authors: J Jaime
authors: JJ
authors: Miranda
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D017691:Caribbean Region; D005006:Ethnicity; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America; D011634:Public Health / Q000379:methods
keywords: Caribbean Region; Latin America; Medical Subject Headings; PubMed; Public Health