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Mortalidad infantil y los albores de la medicina pediátrica en la provincia de Santiago, Chile, 1870-1913

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ID15530765
AuthorsPablo Chávez Zúñiga (0000-0002-1726-7954, University of Chile, corresponding author), Víctor Mauricio Brangier Peñailillo (0000-0003-3583-2221, Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins)
Year2020
Volume16
Pagese2727-e2727
Publication date2020-05-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSalud Colectiva (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1669-2381 • E-ISSN: 1851-8265
PublisherInstituto de Salud Colectiva, Universidad Nacional de Lanús (PUBLISHER • AR)
DOI10.18294/sc.2020.2727
PMID32574458
OpenAlexW3025907817
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited16

This article deals with the problem of infant mortality in Santiago, Chile, and the development of pediatric medicine during the second half of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century. Emphasis is placed on the specialists who contributed to organizing the knowledge and practices that structured their professional field. In order to pursue the objective and systematize this new medical field, our analysis suggests the decisive role of the establishment of the Faculty of Medicine and the appearance of coursework dedicated specifically to childhood diseases. Our research is based on various historical sources including the press, medical literature, thesis archives, and the Anuario Estadístico de la República de Chile [Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Chile]. Likewise, the inauguration of children's hospitals expresses an institutional setting where physicians position their work, put scientific treatments into practice, and most importantly, they become spaces that allow for the reduction of infant mortality

Art · Humanities · Historical Studies in Latin America · History of Medicine and Tropical Health

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