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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The prevalence and correlates of frailty in urban and rural populations in Latin America, China, and India: A 10/66 population-based survey
(Elsevier Ltd., 2018)
There have been few cross-national studies of the prevalence of the frailty phenotype conducted among low or middle income countries. We aimed to study the variation in prevalence and correlates of frailty in rural and ...
Loneliness among older adults in Latin America, China, and India: prevalence, correlates and association with mortality
(International Journal of Public Health, 2021-03)
This study was designed to explore prevalence and correlates of selfreported
loneliness and to investigate whether loneliness predicts mortality among
older adults (aged 65 or above) in Latin America, China and India.
The ...