Transculturalization recommendations for developing Latin American clinical practice algorithms in endocrinology - Proceedings of the 2015 pan-American workshop by the American association of clinical endocrinologists and American college of endocrinology

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 477-501

  Mechanick, Jeffrey I ^a   Harrell, R Mack ^b   Allende Vigo, Myriam Z ^c   Alvayero, Carlos ^d   Arita Melzer, Onix ^e   Aschner, Pablo ^f   Camacho, Pauline M ^g   Zacarias Castillo, Rogelio ^h   Cerdas, Sonia ⁱ   Coutinho, Walmir F ^j   Davidson, Jaime A ^k   Garber, Jeffrey R ^l   Garvey, W Timothy ^m   González, Fernando Javier Lavalle ⁿ   Granados, Denis O ^o   Hamdy, Osama ^p   Handelsman, Yehuda ^q   Jiménez Navarrete, Manuel Francisco ^r   Lupo, Mark A ^s   Mendoza, Enrique J ^t   Jiménez Montero, José G ^u   Zangeneh, Farhad ^v   more..

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Memorial Center for Integrative Endocrine Surgery   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

^d Instituto Salvadoreño Del Corazón   (El Salvador)

^e Hospital Bendaña   (Honduras)

^f PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^g LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h HOSPITAL GENERAL DR MANUEL GEA GONZÁLEZ   (Mexico)

ⁱ Hospital CIMA   (Costa Rica)

^j PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^k UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^l HARVARD VANGUARD MEDICAL ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^o UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA   (Mexico)

^p HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^q Metabolic Institute of America   (United States)

^r UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^s FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^t UNIVERSIDAD DE PANAMÁ   (Panama)

^u Universidad de Ciencias Medicas   (Costa Rica)

^v Vet Aff Med Ctr Dept Med T   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; PROTEIN; THYROTROPIN; TRACE ELEMENT;

AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; BODY MASS; CALCIUM INTAKE; CINERADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EATING HABIT; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOCRINOLOGIST; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HYPOTHYROIDISM; NUTRITION EDUCATION; OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ALGORITHM; CONSENSUS; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; COSTA RICA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EDUCATION; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; STANDARDS; THYROID NODULE; UNITED STATES;

ALGORITHMS; CONSENSUS; COSTA RICA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; THYROID NODULE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84982946522     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: 19342403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP161229.GL     Document Type: Conference Paper

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