Browsing by Subject "Developing country"

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    • Health conditions and unmet needs for assistance to perform activities of daily living among older adults ... 
      Zhou, Yi; Slachevasky, Andrea; Calvo, Esteban (Wiley, 2018-07)
      ObjectiveThis study aims to address gaps in health conditions and unmet needs in daily activities between people with dementia (PWD) and without dementia in a developing country and to identify the variables associated ...
    • Impact of education, income and chronic disease risk factors on mortality of adults: Does 'a pauper-rich ... 
      Koch, E.; Romero, T.; Romero, C. X.; Akel, C.; Manríquez, L.; Paredes, M.; Román, C.; Taylor, A.; Vargas, M.; Kirschbaum, A. (2010)
      Objectives: To test the hypothesis that an inverse association exists between socio-economic position and all-cause mortality in a developing country in Latin America. Study design: Prospective cohort study carried out in ...
    • A snapshot of cancer in Chile: analytical frameworks for developing a cancer policy 
      Jiménez de la Jara, Jorge; Bastías, Gabriel; Ferreccio, Catterina; Moscoso, Cristian; Sagues, Sofía; Cid, Camilo; Bronstein, Eduardo; Herrera, Cristian; Nervi, Bruno; Corvalán, Alejandro; Velásquez, Ethel V.; González, Pamela; Castellón Vera, Enrique; Bustamante, Eva; Oñate, Sergio; McNerney, Eileen; Sullivan, Richard; Owen, Gareth I. (BioMed Central, 2015)
      Introduction: The South American country Chile now boasts a life expectancy of over 80 years. As a consequence, Chile now faces the increasing social and economic burden of cancer and must implement political policy to ...