Browsing by Subject "Illiteracy"

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    • Prevalence of dementia in Latin America: A collaborative study of population-based cohorts 
      Nitrini, Ricardo; Bottino, Cássio M.C.; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Custodio Capuñay, Nilton Santos; Ketzoian, Carlos; Llibre Rodriguez, Juan J.; Maestre, Gladys E.; Ramos-Cerqueira, Ana Teresa A.; Caramelli, Paulo (2009)
      Background: Dementia is becoming a major public health problem in Latin America (LA), yet epidemiological information on dementia remains scarce in this region. This study analyzes data from epidemiological studies on the ...
    • Validation of picture free and cued selective reminding test for Illiteracy in Lima, Peru 
      Montesinos, Rosa; Parodi, José F.; Díaz, Mónica M.; Herrera Pérez, Eder; Valeriano Lorenzo, Elizabeth; Soto Garcés, Ambar; Delgado Derio, Carolina; Slachevsky Chonchol, Andrea; Custodio, Nilton (Sage, 2022)
      Dementia in Latin America is a crucial public health problem. Identifying brief cognitive screening (BCS) tools for the primary care setting is crucial, particularly for illiterate individuals. We evaluated tool performance ...