Browsing by Subject "Geroscience"

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    • Aging and health policies in Chile: new agendas for research 
      Thumala Dockendorff, Daniela Cecilia; Kennedy, Brian K.; Calvo, Esteban; González Billault, Christian; Zitko, Pedro; Lillo Zurita, Patricia; Villagra Castro, Roque; Ibáñez, Agustín; Assar, Rodrigo; Andrade, Maricarmen; Slachevsky Chonchol, Andrea (Routledge, 2017)
      Population aging is among the most important global transformations. Compared to European and North American countries, Chile is among the countries with the fastest growth of life expectancy at birth during recent decades. ...
    • GERO cohort protocol, Chile, 2017–2022: community-based cohort of functional decline in subjective cognitive ... 
      Slachevsky Chonchol, Andrea; Zitko, Pedro; Martínez Pernía, David; Forno, Gonzalo; Court, Felipe A.; Lillo, Patricia; Villagra Castro, Roque; Durán Aniotz, Claudia Andrea; Parrao, Teresa; Assar, Rodrigo; Orellana, Paulina; Toledo, Carolina; Rivera, Rodrigo; Ibáñez, Agustín; Parra, Mario A.; González Billault, Christian; Amieva, Helena; Thumala, Daniela (BMC, 2020)
      Background: With the global population aging and life expectancy increasing, dementia has turned a priority in the health care system. In Chile, dementia is one of the most important causes of disability in the elderly ...