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  • Leg length, skull circumference, and the prevalence of dementia in low and middle income countries: A 10/66 population-based cross sectional survey 
    Prince, M.; Acosta, D.; Dangour, A.D.; Uauy, R.; Guerra Arteaga, Mariella; Huang, Y.; Jacob, K.S.; Llibre Rodriguez, J.J.; Salas, A.; Sosa, A.L.; Williams, J.D.; Acosta, I.; Albanese, E.; Dewey, M.E.; Ferri, C.P.; Stewart, R.; Gaona, C.; Jotheeswaran, A.T.; Kumar, P.S.; Li, S.; Guerra, J.C.L.; Rodriguez, D.; Rodriguez, G. (Crambridge University Press, 2011)
    Background: Adult leg length is influenced by nutrition in the first few years of life. Adult head circumference is an indicator of brain growth. There is a limited literature linking short legs and small skulls to an ...
  • Prevalence, distribution, and impact of mild cognitive impairment in Latin America, China, and India: A 10/66 population-based study 
    Sosa, A.L.; Albanese, E.; Stephan, B.C.M.; Dewey, M.; Acosta, D.; Ferri, C.P.; Guerra, Milagros; Huang, Y.; Jacob, K.S.; Jiménez-Velázquez, I.Z.; Rodriguez, J.J.; Salas, A.; Williams, J.; Acosta, I.; González-Viruet, M.; Guerra Hernandez, M.A.; Shuran, L.; Prince, M.J.; Stewart, R. (Public Library of Science, 2012)
    Background: Rapid demographic ageing is a growing public health issue in many low- and middle-income countries (LAMICs). Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a construct frequently used to define groups of people who may be ...
  • Tobacco use and dementia: Evidence from the 1066 dementia population-based surveys in Latin America, China and India 
    Ferri, C.P.; West, R.; Moriyama, T.S.; Acosta, D.; Guerra Arteaga, Mariella; Huang, Y.; Jacob, K.S.; Ribeiro, W.; Llibre De Rodriguez, J.J.; Salas, A.; Sosa, A.L.; Williams, J.; Acosta, I.; Liu, Z.; Hernandez, M.A.G.; Prince, M.J. (Wiley, 2011)
    Objectives: To assess the association between tobacco consumption and dementia using the same methodology in seven developing countries, testing the specific hypotheses that higher exposure to tobacco is associated with a ...

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