Relation between the Global Burden of Disease and Randomized Clinical Trials Conducted in Latin America Published in the Five Leading Medical Journals

Pablo Perel; J. Jaime Miranda; Zulma Ortiz; Juan Pablo Casas

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0001696

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Relation between the Global Burden of Disease and Randomized Clinical Trials Conducted in Latin America Published in the Five Leading Medical Journals

Pablo Perel,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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J. Jaime Miranda ,

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: jaime.miranda@lshtm.ac.uk

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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Zulma Ortiz,

Affiliation Epidemiological Research Institute, National Academy of Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Juan Pablo Casas

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Relation between the Global Burden of Disease and Randomized Clinical Trials Conducted in Latin America Published in the Five Leading Medical Journals

Pablo Perel,
J. Jaime Miranda,
Zulma Ortiz,
Juan Pablo Casas

Published: February 27, 2008
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0001696

About the Authors

Pablo Perel

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

J. Jaime Miranda

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: jaime.miranda@lshtm.ac.uk

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru

Zulma Ortiz

Affiliation Epidemiological Research Institute, National Academy of Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Juan Pablo Casas

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PP. Analyzed the data: JM PP ZO. Wrote the paper: JM PP JC. Other: Interpreted data: ZO JC JM.

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