Peer Reviewed Articles
27- 2023. Hawkins MM, Florez-Garcia V, Guevara-Romero E, Santacruz-Salas E, Ruiz A. Social Cognitive Theory-Based Interventions to Address Interpersonal Violence Among Hispanic Youth—A Systematic Review. Hispanic Health Care International. 2023;0(0). doi:10.1177/15404153231187381 link
26-2023 Meza-González YA, Alfosno-Arrieta N, Salas-Solorzano S, Florez-García V. Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporter Type 2 Inhibitors and Heart Failure: A Review of the State of the Art. Iberoam J Med. 2023;4(3):169-173. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.53986/ibjm.2023.0009. link
25- 2023. Anillo L, Florez-Lozano K, Tuesca R, Acosta T, Rodríguez S, Aschner P, Diaz Y, Nieto J, Florez-Garcia VA, Barengo N. The association between sociodemographic and clinical factors and health-related quality of lLife (HRQOL) according to Glycemic Status: A cross-sectional study in a population at risk of diabetes in two Latin American cities. Quality of Life Research link
24- 2023. Florez-Garcia VA, Guevara-Romero EC; Hawkins MM; Bautista LE; Jenson TE; Yu J; Kalkbrenner AE. Cadmium Exposure and Risk of Breast Cancer: A Meta-analysis. Environ Res. 2022 Dec 20;219:115109. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.115109 link
23- 2022. Camargo Freile IE, Flórez Lozano KC, Sarmiento Crespo CA, Vecchio Camargo CM, Rodríguez Acosta SM, Florez-Garcia V, et al. (2022) Risk of violence from a current or former partner: Associated factors and classification in a nationwide study in Colombia. PLoS ONE 17(12): e0279444. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279444 link
22- 2022. Zarur‐Torralvo S, Stand‐Niño I, Flórez‐García V, Mendoza H, Viana‐Cárdenas E. Viruses responsible for acute respiratory infections before (2016–2019) and during (2021) circulation of the SARS‐CoV‐2 virus in pediatric patients in a reference center at Barranquilla Colombia: a pattern analysis. J Med Virol. 2023;e28439. doi:10.1002/jmv.28439 link
21- 2022. Meza-González YA, Alfosno-Arrieta N, Florez-García V. Takotsubo syndrome and impending thyroid storm: A case report and brief literature review. Iberoam J Med. 2022;4(3):169-173. doi: 10.53986/ibjm.2022.0026.link
20- 2022. Algarín-Lara, H., Guevara-Romero, E., Osorio-Rodríguez, E., Patiño-Patiño, J., Flórez-García, V., Tuesca, R. de J., Aldana-Roa, M., Arciniegas-Vergel, Y. S., & Rodado-Villa, R.. Factores relacionados con la neumonía bacteriana en pacientes con COVID-19 en una unidad de cuidados intensivos de Barranquilla, Colombia. Acta Colombiana de Cuidado Intensivo. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acci.2021.07.002 link
19- 2022. Molina, R. T., Ríos García, A. L., Vergara, T. A., Florez-Garcia, V.A., Gutierrez, V. R., Lozano, K. F., & Barengo, N. C. (2022). Predictors of diabetes risk in urban and rural areas in Colombia. Heliyon, 8(1), e08653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08653 link
18- 2021. Hawkins, Maren, Rose Hennessy Garza, Meng Xiong, Florez-Garcia, V, Shabnam Nikravan, Yang Wang, Anne Dressel, and Erin Lee. 2021. “Asthma Risk among Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and Dominicans in the United States: National Health Interview Survey 2013–2017.” The International Journal of Health, Wellness, and Society 11 (2): 173-186. doi:10.18848/2156-8960/CGP/v11i02/173-186. link
17- 2021. Hemer-Cera, M., Donado-Botero, R., Barcasnegras-Deavila, C., García-Osorio, A., Turcios-Ordoñez, D., Hernández-Lastra, Ángel, Peñuela-Epalzac, M., & Florez-Garcia, V.A. (2021). Endometrial Hyperplasia Associated with Use of Tamoxifen in Patients with Breast Cancer in Barranquilla. CES Medicina, 35(1), 16-25. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21615/cesmedicina.35.1.2 link
16- 2021. Guevara-Romero E, Flórez-García V, Egede L, Yan A (2021) Factors Associated with the Double Burden of Malnutrition at the Household Level: A Scoping Review, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2021.1908954 link
15- 2021. Tuesca Molina RJ, Flórez García VA, Acosta Vergara TM, Guevara Romero E, Ríos García AL. Covid19 in the Colombian Caribbean Region: A Documentary analysis. Salud UIS. 53: e21005. doi: https://doi.org/10.18273/saluduis.53.e:21005 link
14- 2021. Acosta T, Tuesca R, Florez K, Barengo NC, Anillo L, Flórez-García V, Acosta J, Carvajal L, de la Rosa S, Pachón MJ and Aschner P (2021). Factors Associated With Low Physical Activity in Two Latin American Populations at Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes: An Exploratory Analysis. Front. Public Health 8:589484. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.589484 link
13- 2020. Payares‐Salamanca L, Contreras‐ Arrieta S, Florez‐García V, Barrios‐Sanjuanelo A, Stand‐Niño I, Rodriguez‐Martinez CE. Metered‐dose inhalers versus nebulization for the delivery of albuterol for acute exacerbations of wheezing or asthma in children: A systematic review with meta‐analysis. Pediatric Pulmonology. 55(10); 2020;1‐11. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.25077 link
12- 2020. Flórez-García, V. A., Giraldo Gartner, V., Bojorquez Chapela, I., Fernández Niño, J. A., Rojas Botero, M. L., Sobczyk, R. A., & Rodríguez, D. A. (2020). Contraceptive use in the migrant population: the case of pregnant Venezuelan migrants in two receiving cities on the north coast of Colombia. Revista Facultad Nacional De Salud Pública, 38(3), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rfnsp.e339274 link
11- 2020. Bojorquez I, Flórez-García V, Calderón-Villarreal A, Fernández-Niño JA. Health policies for international migrants: A comparison between Mexico and Colombia. Heal Policy OPEN [Internet]. 2020 Mar;100003. Available from: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2590229620300010 link
10- 2019. Flórez-Lozano K, Méndez K, Navarro E, Flórez-García V. Chronic noncommunicable diseases priority in the Colombian Caribbean Region in the period 2008-2015: An analysis of mortality. Salud Uninorte. 35(3). 2019. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14482/sun.35.3.614.44 link
9- 2019. Fernández-Niño JA, Rojas-Botero ML, Bojorquez-Chapela I, Giraldo-Gartner V, Sobczyk RA, AcostaReyes J, Flórez-García V, Rodríguez DA. Situación de salud de gestantes migrantes venezolanas en el Caribe colombiano: primer reporte para una respuesta rápida en Salud Pública. Rev Univ Ind Santander Salud. 2019; 51(3): 208-219. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18273/revsal.v51n3-2019004 link
8- 2019. Tuesca Molina R, Acosta Vergara T, Domínguez Lozano B, Ricaurte C, Mendoza Charris H, Flórez-Lozano K, Flórez-García, V. Diabetes gestacional: implementación de una guía para su detección en la atención primaria de salud. Rev Med Chil [Internet]. 2019 Feb;147(2):190–8. Available from: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872019000200190&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en link
7- 2018. Flórez-García V, Rojas-Bernal LÁ, Bareño-Silva J. Depression and sleep disorders related with hypertension: a cross-sectional study in Medellín, Colombia. Rev Colomb Psiquiatr [Internet]. 2018 Jul; Available from: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0034745018300684. link
6- 2018. Julián A. Fernández-Niño, Ana B. Vásquez-Rodríguez, Víctor A. Flórez-García, Maylen L. Rojas-Botero, Karen Luna-Orozco, Edgar Navarro-Lechuga, Jorge L. Acosta-Reyes y David A. Rodríguez Pérez. Modos de vida y estado de salud de migrantes en un asentamiento de Barranquilla, 2018. Rev. Salud Pública. 20 (4): 530-538, 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15446/rsap.V20n4.75773link
5- 2018. Fernández-Niño J, Flórez-García V, Astudillo-García C, Rodríguez-Villamizar L. Weather and Suicide: A Decade Analysis in the Five Largest Capital Cities of Colombia. Int J Environ Res Public Health [Internet]. 2018 Jun 22;15(7):1313. Available from: http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/7/1313 link
4- 2018. Fernández-Niño JA, Luna-Orozco K, Navarro-Lechuga E, Flórez-García V, Acosta-Reyes J, Solano A, et al. Necesidades percibidas de salud por los migrantes desde Venezuela en el asentamiento de Villa Caracas – Barranquilla, 2018: reporte de caso en salud pública. Rev Univ Ind Santander Salud. 50(3): 203-209. doi: 10.18273/revsal.v50n3-2018002 link
3- 2018. Fernández-Niño, J; Rodríguez-Villamizar, L; Astudillo-García, I; Flórez-García, V. Association between air pollution and suicide: a time series analysis in four Colombian cities. Environ Health. 2018 May 12;17(1):47. doi: 10.1186/s12940-018-0390-1. link
2- 2014. Lopera EA, Baena A, Flórez V, Ramírez T, Bedoya G, Borrero M, Córdoba C, Montiel J, Rojas F, Duque C, Pareja R, Bedoya A, Sánchez G. Unexpected inverse correlation between Native American ancestry and Asian American variants of HPV16 in admixed Colombian cervical cancer cases. Infection, Genetics And Evolution ISSN: 1567-1348 ed: Elsevier. v.10 fasc. p.1 - 10 ,2014 link
1- 2010. Montiel J, Bedoya A, Flórez V, Sánchez G. Variants of Human Papillomavirus 16 and its association with HLA in cervical cancer. Salud Uis Colombia ISSN: 0121v.42 fasc.3 p.272 - ,2010.link