EDITORIAL



The contribution of high-impact clinical journals to science: the case of The Lancet Open Access
Antonio Ugalde, Núria Homedes


ARTICLES



Reactions to institutional violence: patient strategies for facing infringements of the right to health in Brazil Open Access
Sonia Fleury, Valéria Bicudo, Gabriela Rangel


Old age in primary school readers: a journey through the end of the 19th century to the start of the 21st century in Argentina Open Access
María Julieta Oddone


Treatment for cancer pain at the end of life: a case study in a palliative care service in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires Open Access
Juan Pedro Alonso


The origin and quality of water for human consumption: the health of the population residing in the Matanza-Riachuelo river basin area in Greater Buenos Aires Open Access
Malena Monteverde, Marcos Cipponeri, Carlos Angelaccio, Leda Gianuzzi


Self-care, adherence and uncertainty: biomedical treatments and patients' experiences regarding chronic migraine pain Open Access
Romina Del Monaco


Sociodemographic determinants of access to breast cancer screening in Mexico: A review of national surveys Open Access
Marcela Agudelo Botero


HISTORICAL REVIEWS



Health statistics aren't born in a cabbage patch: Jesuits, political arithmetic, stigmergy and oligopticons Open Access
Yuri Carvajal, Tuillang Yuing


BOOK REVIEWS



Reflections on Philosophy for physicians, a text by Mario Bunge Open Access
Luis Carlos Silva Ayçaguer