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MORALES-HERRERA, Herberth Stanley. Public Opinion and Health: Discussions regarding the Development of Public Health Services in El Salvador 1948-1957. LiminaR [online]. 2019, vol.17, n.1, pp.81-96. ISSN 2007-8900.  https://doi.org/10.29043/liminar.v17i1.647.

The article is an initial survey of discussions held in El Salvador from 1948 to 1957 regarding public health services. Methodologically, we analyzed medical discourse diachronically. The contributions of Michel Foucault informed our survey, given that he studied medical discourse by examining the relationship between public health and the national state. We examined three types of sources: student newspapers, magazines, and documents of state institutions. We conclude that Salvadoran doctors articulated a narrative that influenced academic and state institutions.

Palavras-chave : discourse analysis; public health; public opinion.