C linical research by academic institutions and pharmaceutical companies has followed the general trend of globalization and has moved inexorably towards lowand middle-income countries (LMIC). This trend has raised various concerns, including whether the research being conducted is of value to public health in these countries or whether economically disadvantaged populations are being exploited...

Lower-income, less developed countries have few child and adolescent mental health professionals and a low availability of paediatric community mental health care. Child mental health professionals in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) must therefore balance comprehensive tertiary care for the minority and provision of child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) within primary hea...

INTRODUCTION Disruptive behaviour disorders (DBDs) are among the most common forms of child psychopathology and have serious long-term academic, social, and mental health consequences worldwide. Psychosocial treatments are the first line of evidence-based treatments for DBDs, yet their effectiveness often varies according to patient sociodemographic characteristics, practice setting, and implem...

Relevance. Outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) and international trade are traditionally viewed as key drive of economic integration globalization. At the same time, relationship between these phenomena is ambiguous both from theoretical empirical points view. This study contributes to existing literature by analyzing outward for countries with different levels income per capita. Research ...

BACKGROUND Bronchoscopy, an important investigation for the diagnosis and management of respiratory diseases, is widely used in high income countries. There is limited information on value of paediatric bronchoscopy in low and middle income countries (LMIC). AIMS AND OBJECTIVES Aim was to describe the indications, findings and complications of bronchoscopy in a middle income country with a hi...

BACKGROUND Violence and other traumatic events, as well as psychiatric disorders are frequent in developing countries, but there are few population studies to show the actual impact of traumatic events in the psychiatric morbidity in low and middle-income countries (LMIC). AIMS To study the relationship between traumatic events and prevalence of mental disorders in São Paulo and Rio de Janeir...

OBJECTIVES The cancer burden in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) is substantial. The purpose of this study was to identify and describe country and region-specific patterns of radiotherapy (RT) facilities in LMIC. METHODS A systematic review of the literature was undertaken. A search strategy was developed to include articles on radiation capacity in LMIC from the following databases: ...

AIMS This study aims to review the economic cost of childhood (0-18 years) unintentional injuries (UI) and focuses upon comparing the cost burden between developing and developed countries. METHODS Articles were selected from PUBMED using the search words "Economic Cost", "Unintentional injuries" and "Children". Nine articles were selected. RESULTS Studies in China focused upon cost to hosp...

BACKGROUND While low socioeconomic status (SES) has been associated with inferior cancer outcome among adults, its impact in pediatric oncology is unclear. Our objective was therefore to conduct a systematic review to determine the impact of SES upon outcome in children with cancer. METHODS We searched Ovid Medline, EMBASE and CINAHL from inception to December 2012. Studies for which survival...