| Title |
Major Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Latin America: A Comparison with the United States. The Latin American Consortium of Studies in Obesity (LASO)
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0054056 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
J. Jaime Miranda, Victor M. Herrera, Julio A. Chirinos, Luis F. Gómez, Pablo Perel, Rafael Pichardo, Angel González, José R. Sánchez, Catterina Ferreccio, Ximena Aguilera, Eglé Silva, Myriam Oróstegui, Josefina Medina-Lezama, Cynthia M. Pérez, Erick Suárez, Ana P. Ortiz, Luis Rosero, Noberto Schapochnik, Zulma Ortiz, Daniel Ferrante, Juan P. Casas, Leonelo E. Bautista |
| Abstract |
Limited knowledge on the prevalence and distribution of risk factors impairs the planning and implementation of cardiovascular prevention programs in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 11 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 18% |
| Peru | 2 | 18% |
| Australia | 1 | 9% |
| Mexico | 1 | 9% |
| Colombia | 1 | 9% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 3 | 27% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 64% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 27% |
| Scientists | 1 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 199 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Peru | 2 | 1% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Israel | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 190 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 31 | 16% |
| Researcher | 29 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 24 | 12% |
| Professor | 16 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 7% |
| Other | 44 | 22% |
| Unknown | 42 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 78 | 39% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 8 | 4% |
| Other | 24 | 12% |
| Unknown | 53 | 27% |