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Prevalence of stroke and related burden among older people living in Latin America, India and China.
(Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 2011)
Despite the growing importance of stroke in developing countries, little is known of stroke burden in survivors. The authors investigated the prevalence of selfreported stroke, stroke-related disability, dependence and ...
Learnings from real-life experience of using omalizumab for chronicurticaria in Latin America
(Elsevier, 2019-01-08)
Updated urticaria guidelines recommend that patients should be assessed for disease activity, severity,
control, and quality of life at baseline and follow up. Regarding treatment, guidelines consider second generation ...
Latin America intensive care unit disaster preparedness: results from a web‑based attitudes and perceptions survey
(International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science | Published by Wolters Kluwer - Medknow, 2019-11-11)
Disasters burden on hospital emergency intensive care units (ICUs). This
burden is increased in Latin America (LATAM) where hospital resources, intrahospital
disaster simulations, and perceived level of preparedness vary ...
Prediction of dementia risk in low-income and middleincome countries (the 10/66 Study): an independent external validation of existing models
(Elsevier Ltd, 2020-04)
To date, dementia prediction models have been exclusively developed and tested in high-income countries
(HICs). However, most people with dementia live in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), where
dementia ...
Leg length, skull circumference, and the incidence of dementia in Latin America and China: a 10/66 population-based cohort study
(PLOS ONE, 2018-04-18)
Adult leg length is influenced by nutrition in the first few years of life. Adult head circumference
is an indicator of brain growth. Cross-sectional studies indicate inverse associations
with dementia risk, but there ...
Alcoholrelated liver disease clinical practice guidelines by the Latin American Association for the Study of the Liver ALEH.
(Elsevier España, 2019)
Alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) is a major cause of advanced chronic liver disease in Latin-America,
although data on prevalence is limited. Public health policies aimed at reducing the alarming prevalence
of alcohol ...
Overweight and obesity: review and update
(Acta Gastroenterológica Latinoamericana, 2016-06)
Obesity is an epidemic with important health repercussions in addition to high treatment-related costs. Between 2006 and 2007 the WHO developed new assessment tools, which aren’t being globally used. In fact, there is no ...
Psychometry and estimation of cutoff points of Jefferson Scale of empathy in dental students
(Wiley, 2020-10-09)
The objective of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of the 3-dimensional latent model of empathy on the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy instrument (version S), and to verify the existence of cutoff ...
The impact of SARS-CoV-2 in dementia across Latin America: A call for an urgent regional plan and coordinated response
(Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, 2020)
The SARS-CoV-2 global pandemic will disproportionately impact countries with weak economies and vulnerable populations including people with dementia. Latin American and Caribbean countries (LACs) are burdened with unstable ...