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Dementia Research in the Caribbean Hispanic Islands: Present Findings and Future Trends
(Front. Public Health, 2021-01-18)
During the last decade, the Caribbean Hispanic islands experienced accelerated demographic aging, representing the fastest aging region within Latin America. Age-related non-communicable diseases, including dementia, are ...
Cuba’s cardiovascular risk factors: international comparison of levels and education gradients
(PLOS ONE, 2021-03)
Cuba’s life expectancy at 79 is third highest in Latin America. Many attribute this to social investments in health and education, but comparative research is sparse, thus we compare Cuba with neighboring Dominican Republic, ...
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) ...
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 ...