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Showing papers by "Pan American Health Organization published in 1982"

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Ultrasonic patterns of intrauterine fetal growth in a Latin American country

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Ricardo Horacio Fescina1, Francisco J. Ucieda1, M.Cristina Cordano1, Fernando Nieto1, Simón M. Tenzer1, Raquel López1 •
Pan American Health Organization1
01 Jul 1982-Early Human Development
TL;DR: The comparison of the values of a perimeter (abdominal or cephalic) measured directly from the photograph or calculated by the ellipse formula, showed a straight correlation.

22 citations

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The application of time series analysis to determine the pattern of foot-and-mouth disease in cattle in Paraguay

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Eduardo Alvarez Peralta1, Tim E. Carpenter2, Thomas B Farver2•
Pan American Health Organization1, University of California, Davis2
01 Aug 1982-Preventive Veterinary Medicine
TL;DR: The temporal distribution of foot-and-mouth disease in cattle in Paraguay, from 1972 to 1979, was examined using time series analysis and it was determined that the secondary peak was due to a sporadic outbreak of FMD caused by type C virus.

14 citations

Journal Article•DOI•
Review of photovoltaic-powered refrigeration for medicines in developing countries

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Richard L. Field1, Peter Carrasco2, Ciro A. de Quadros2•
Texas A&M University1, Pan American Health Organization2
01 Aug 1982-Solar Cells
TL;DR: The World Health Organization is currently assessing various solar-powered refrigerators; amongst these is a photovoltaic-powered type as discussed by the authors, which is currently undergoing field trials around the world.

4 citations