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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 ...
Alcohol consumption during COVID-19 in Latin America according to age and employment situation
(Asociacion Espanola de Estudio en Drogodependencias, 2024)
This research evaluated alcohol consumption in the Latin American and Latin Caribbean adult population during COVID-19 confinement, taking into account age and employment status. Non-probabilistic design with convenience ...
Prevalence of parkinsonism and Parkinson disease in urban and rural populations from Latin America: A community based study
(The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2022;7: 100136, 2021-12-10)
Age and gender specific prevalence rates for parkinsonism and Parkinson’s disease (PD) are important
to guide research, clinical practice, and public health planning; however, prevalence estimates in Latin America
(LatAm) ...
Biomarkers for dementia in Latin American countries: Gaps and opportunities
(Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 2022-01-15)
Limited knowledge on dementia biomarkers in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC)
countries remains a serious barrier. Here, we reported a survey to explore the ongoing
work, needs, interests, potential barriers, and ...
Working Group recommendations for the practice of teleneuropsychology in Latin America
(Arch Clin Neuropsychol, 2021-09-20)
eleneuropsychology (teleNP) could potentially expand access to services for patientswho are confined, have limited
personal access to healthcare, or live in remote areas. The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has ...
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 protocols for the 10/66 dementia research group population-based research programme
(BMC Public Health, 2007-07-07)
Latin America, China and India are experiencing unprecedentedly rapid demographic ageing with an
increasing number of people with dementia. The 10/66 Dementia Research Group's title refers to the 66% of people with dementia ...
Burden of parkinsonism and parkinson’s disease on health service use and outcomes in Latin America
(Journal of Parkinson’s Disease, 2003)
Little is known about the burden of parkinsonism and Parkinson’s disease (PD) in Latin America. Better
understanding of health service use and clinical outcomes in PD is needed to improve its prognosis.
Objective: The ...
Food accessibility in Central America and the Dominican Republic
(nutrición clínica y Dietética Hospitalaria, 2021)
Food accessibility is linked to food insecurity. Likewise, poverty is the main underlying determinant of household food insecurity and increases the consumption of products of little nutritional value, which has consequences ...