Has the iron fist against criminal gangs really worked in El Salvador?
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DOI: 10.1080/10242694.2025.2460457
Abstract: ABSTRACT Violence due to organized crime takes a heavy social and economic toll on many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. El Salvador, historically known for having one of the highest homicide rates in… read more here.
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‘Drawing the line’ in El Salvador: Washington confronts insurgency in El Salvador, 1979–92
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DOI: 10.1080/14682745.2017.1351430
Abstract: Abstract The United States’ intervention in the Salvadoran Civil War, 1979–92, represented the largest nation-building effort launched by Washington between the end of Vietnam and the second war with Iraq. Washington deployed US Special Forces… read more here.
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Bess Beetle (Coleoptera: Passalidae) Species Composition Across the Altitudinal Gradient of Montecristo National Park, El Salvador
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DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvac017
Abstract: Abstract Bess beetle species tend to be endemic and are useful indicators for the designation of conservation areas. However, little is known about the diversity and distribution of these beetles in El Salvador. Here, we… read more here.
Keywords: bess beetle; gradient montecristo; salvador; altitudinal gradient ... See more keywords
The Situation Room as a management tool: the case of the Municipal Health Secretariat of Salvador
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DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.061
Abstract: The Salvador Municipal Health Secretariat (MHS) utilizes health data to elaborate technical documents to manage and respond to instances requiring internal or external control. In answer to demands for the modernization and transparency of municipal… read more here.
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From Dollarization to Bitcoinization: El Salvador's Monetary Experiment
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DOI: 10.1111/lamp.70011
Abstract: El Salvador has emerged as a Latin American trailblazer by implementing ambitious policies such as adopting the US dollar in 2001 and Bitcoin in 2021. This study analyzes the implications of these currency adoptions for… read more here.
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Development and implementation of a hospital-based trauma response system in an urban hospital in San Salvador, El Salvador
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DOI: 10.1177/1460408616672491
Abstract: Background In El Salvador, over 32% of all deaths are due to trauma. However, El Salvador lacks any established standardized trauma response system to treat the most critical of Salvadoran patients. In an effort to… read more here.
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[Demographic and socio-environmental factors associated with household food insecurity in different territories of the city of Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil].
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DOI: 10.1590/0102-311xpt280821
Abstract: This study aimed to present the prevalence of household food insecurity in different territories of the city of Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil, and to analyze demographic and socio-environmental factors associated with it. The data used… read more here.
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First Report of Multiple Rickettsia sp., Anaplasma sp., and Ehrlichia sp. in the San Miguel Department of El Salvador from Zoonotic Tick Vectors.
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DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4342919
Abstract: Neglected bacterial zoonoses are a group of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) that are commonly underdiagnosed and underreported due to their undifferentiated febrile illness symptomology. Spotted fever group rickettsioses (SFGR), a subset of tick-borne bacterial zoonoses,… read more here.
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Antibody Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Rickettsia spp. in a Pediatric Cohort: SFGR Remains Underdiagnosed and Underreported in El Salvador
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DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11111241
Abstract: Spotted fever group rickettsioses (SFGR) are caused by a group of tick-borne pathogens that are increasing in incidence globally. These diseases are typically underreported and undiagnosed in low- and middle-income countries, and thus, have been… read more here.
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