Palloni, Alberto, Beth J. Soldo, Rebeca Wong, and Mary McEniry Working paper no. 2003-03 Abstract Context: We know precious little about adult health in developing countries in general and Latin America in particular. We know even …
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Aging and Health Status of Elderly in Latin America and the Caribbean
Palloni, Alberto, and Mary McEniry Working paper no. 2004-09 Abstract Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean will not proceed along known paths already followed by more developed countries. In particular, the health profile of …
Early Life Exposure and its Effects on Health in the Puerto Rican Elderly Population
McEniry, Mary, Alberto Palloni, Ana Luisa Dávila, and Alberto García Gurucharri Working paper no. 2008-01 Abstract Season of birth may help disentangle the effects on health of early life exposure to poor nutrition and infectious …
Early Life Exposures and the Occurrence and Timing of Heart Disease among the Puerto Rican Elderly Population
McEniry, Mary, and Alberto Palloni Working paper no. 2008-03 Abstract Background: Season of birth has been shown to be a useful proxy of early growth and development among adults. It is an indicator that disentangles the …
Roadblocks for Sustained Improvements in Life Expectancy in Latin America and the Caribbean
Palloni, Alberto, Kenya Noronha, and Mary McEniry Working paper no. 2009-02 Abstract Future life expectancy in Latin America and the Caribbean could be compromised. Older people attaining age 60 after the years 1990-2000 are scarred …
Infant Mortality during the 1920s-1940s in Puerto Rico and the Health of Older Puerto Rican Adults
McEniry, Mary Working paper no. 2009-03 Abstract Infant mortality at birth may help illuminate the usefulness of season of birth as an indicator of early life exposures. We obtained data for infant mortality rates (IMR) …
Mortality Decline in the Twentieth Century, Early Life Conditions and the Health of Aging Populations in the Developing World
McEniry, Mary Working paper no. 2009-04 Abstract The dramatic mortality decline of the 1930s-1960s may shed light on the importance of early life conditions for older adult health in the developing world. We collected historical …
Early Life Conditions and Health Disparities among Aging Populations in Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia
McEniry, Mary Working paper no. 2010-01 Abstract The dramatic mortality decline of the 1930s-1960s in developing countries may have created a larger pool of adult survivors of poor childhood conditions. If hypotheses regarding the importance …
The Health Transition and Mortality among Older Adults in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and Africa
McEniry, Mary Working paper no. 2010-02 Abstract The dramatic mortality decline of the 1930s-1960s in developing countries may have created a larger pool of adult survivors of poor childhood conditions. If hypotheses regarding the importance …
Examining the Multigenerational Effects of Obesity, Overweight and Stunting in a Latin American Middle Income Country: The Case of Colombia
McEniry, Mary, Carmen Elisa Florez, Renata Pardo, Rafael Samper-Ternent, and Carlos Cano Gutierrez Working paper no. 2017-07 Abstract Examining multigenerational effects on health in Latin American populations from grandparents to subsequent generations is a fruitful …