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Maternal age and Down syndrome in Southeastern Brazil
(Sociedade Brasileira de Genética, 1996)
The Relationships Among Aging Stereotypes, Aging Anxiety, Social Support, Religiosity, and Expected Health Among Colombians
The population of older adults is rapidly increasing throughout the world, particularly in Latin American countries. This increase makes it imperative to examine psychosocial perceptions and expectations of aging among ...
Generational Transfers and Population Aging in Latin America
(Population and Development review 37 (Supplement): 143–157 (2011) 143, 2011)
Population aging, a direct consequence of the demographic transition, is often portrayed in negative, even dire terms. This chapter examines some of the probable effects of population aging in Latin America within the ...
Generational Transfers and Population Aging in Latin America
(Population and Development review 37 (Supplement): 143–157 (2011) 143, 2011)
Population aging, a direct consequence of the demographic transition, is often portrayed in negative, even dire terms. This chapter examines some of the probable effects of population aging in Latin America within the ...
Age structure and growth in an unusual population of purple clams, Amiantis purpuratus (Lamarck, 1818) (Bivalvia; Veneridae), from Argentine Patagonia
(National Shellfisheries Association, 2004-12)
The purple clam, Amiantis purpuratus, is distributed in the southwest Atlantic between Vitoria (Brazil, 20º SL) and San Matías Gulf (Argentina, 41º SL). We studied the age structure and growth in its southernmost population, ...
Geographical variation in the progression of type 2 diabetes in Peru: The CRONICAS Cohort Study
(Elsevier, 2016)
BACKGROUND: The study aims were to estimate the incidence and risk factors for T2D in four settings with different degree of urbanization and altitude in Peru. METHODS: Prospective cohort study conducted in urban, semi-urban, ...
Global burden of cancer attributable to high body-mass index in 2012: a population-based study
(Elsevier, 2015)
High body-mass index (BMI; defined as 25 kg/m2 or greater) is associated with increased risk of cancer. To inform public health policy and future research, we estimated the global burden of cancer attributable to high BMI in 2012.
Physical inactivity and related barriers: A study in a community dwelling of older brazilians
(2012-12-03)
This study sought to investigate the prevalence of physical inactivity and related barriers in older Brazilian adults. A cross-sectional, population-based study was conducted, and a stratified random sampling procedure was ...
Physical inactivity and related barriers: A study in a community dwelling of older brazilians
(2012-12-03)
This study sought to investigate the prevalence of physical inactivity and related barriers in older Brazilian adults. A cross-sectional, population-based study was conducted, and a stratified random sampling procedure was ...