September 2020 - Vol 20, Issue 08

Research papers

Characterization of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in children and adolescents in Latin American and the Caribbean countries: A descriptive study

Noé Atamari-Anahui, Nelson Deyvis Cruz-Nina, Mirian Condori-Huaraka, Héctor Nuñez-Paucar, Evelina Andrea Rondón-Abuhadba, Marco Edmundo Ordoñez-Linares, César Johan Pereira-Victoriod

Medwave 2020;20(08):e8025

(16/09/2020)

Excess mortality in Metropolitan Lima during the COVID-19 pandemic: A district level comparison

Akram Hernández-Vásquez, Jesús Eduardo Gamboa-Unsihuay, Rodrigo Vargas-Fernández, Diego Azañedo

Medwave 2020;20(08):e8032

(25/09/2020)

Consensus

Reducing the impact of COVID-19 on radiation oncology units of developing countries: A rapid review and expert consensus

Nadia Montero-Oleas, Raúl Puente-Vallejo, Bárbara León-Micheli, Andrés Imbaquingo-Cabrera, Mónica Silva, Elizabeth Gamarra, Byron Álvarez-Rodas, Nelson Segovia, Pablo Aldaz-Roldan, Cristina Nuñez-Silva, Karina Zurita-Vivero, Alex Carrión, José Molina-Jaramillo, Andrés Rodríguez-Balarezo, Yuri Betancourt, Luis De Los Reyes

Medwave 2020;20(08):e8012

( 7/09/2020)

Short communications

Use of Cochrane reviews in nationally-developed clinical practice guidelines in Latin America

Luis Ignacio Garegnani, Pablo Rosón, Camila Escobar Liquitay, Nicolás Meza, Marcelo Arancibia, Eva Madrid, Juan Víctor Ariel Franco

Medwave 2020;20(8):e8027

(16/09/2020)

Bacterial colonization after applying an educational program: A quasi-experimental study

Raul Montalvo, Salome Ochoa, Carmen Baltazar, Armida Rojas, Felix Acuña, María Custodio, Dayana Barreto, Hylen Canto, Nilda Cárdenas, Néstor Flores

Medwave 2020;20(08):e8029

(23/09/2020)