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Elizabeth Uchoa
Researcher at Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Publications - 94
Citations - 3950
Elizabeth Uchoa is an academic researcher from Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Cohort study. The author has an hindex of 37, co-authored 94 publications receiving 3805 citations. Previous affiliations of Elizabeth Uchoa include Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.
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The Bambuí health and ageing study (BHAS): methodological approach and preliminary results of a population-based cohort study of the elderly in Brazil.
Maria Fernanda Furtado de Lima e Costa,Maria Fernanda Furtado de Lima e Costa,Elizabeth Uchoa,Elizabeth Uchoa,Henrique L. Guerra,Henrique L. Guerra,Josélia O. A. Firmo,Josélia O. A. Firmo,Pedro Guatimosim Vidigal,Pedro Guatimosim Vidigal,Sandhi Maria Barreto,Sandhi Maria Barreto +11 more
TL;DR: The characteristics of the study population were very similar to those from other epidemiological studies of the elderly based on large Brazilian cities, assuring the feasibility of a long term cohort study.
The Bambuí health and ageing study (BHAS): methodological approach and preliminary results of a population-based cohort study of the elderly in Brazil* Estudo de Bambuí sobre saúde e envelhecimento: metodologia e resultados preli- minares de coorte de estudo de idosos no Brasil
Maria Fernanda Furtado de Lima,Elizabeth Uchoa,Henrique L. Guerra,Pedro Guatimosim Vidigal,Sandhi Maria Barreto +4 more
TL;DR: In this article, a cohort study has been designed to identify predictors of adverse health events in the elderly, which includes all residents of Bambui (Minas Gerais, Brazil), aged 60 or more years (n=1.742).
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Estudo de base populacional dos fatores associados à incapacidade funcional entre idosos na Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil
Karla Cristina Giacomin,Karla Cristina Giacomin,Sérgio Viana Peixoto,Sérgio Viana Peixoto,Elizabeth Uchoa,Elizabeth Uchoa,Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa,Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa +7 more
TL;DR: According to the results, chronic conditions associated with disability in the study population are preventable, and severely disabled elderly had less extra-family social support.
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Antropologia médica: elementos conceituais e metodológicos para uma abordagem da saúde e da doença
TL;DR: The relevance, specificity, and potential of the anthropological approach to health and illness, as complementary to other approaches that currently deal with public health problems, are discussed.
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The structure of self-rated health among older adults: the Bambuí health and ageing study (BHAS)
Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa,Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa,Josélia Oliveira Araújo Firmo,Josélia Oliveira Araújo Firmo,Elizabeth Uchoa,Elizabeth Uchoa +5 more
TL;DR: The results show that self-rated health among older adults is multidimensional in structure, being influenced by socioeconomic conditions, social support, health status (with emphasis on mental health), and access to/use of healthcare services.