CV Lattes
Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Saúde Pública (FSP) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
bachelor's at Medicina from Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (1971), master's at Faculdade de Saúde Pública from Universidade de São Paulo (1977) and doctorate at Collective Health from Universidade de São Paulo (1982). Has experience in Collective Health, focusing on Epidemiology, acting on the following subjects: envelhecimento, estudo sabe, morbidade, epidemiologia and idosos. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Maria Lúcia Lebrão Ruy LaurentiFaculdade de Saúde Pública/USPThe Pan American Health Organization carried out in 2000, a multicentric study on the health and well-being of people aged 60 or more in seven Latin American and Caribbean capitals and major cities, including São Paulo. Six years later, a follow-up study was carried out. It was comprised of two sub-projects: the first interviewe…
The health of the elderly is a key element for the social and economic development of Latin American and Caribbean countries. In the '50, the average life expectancy in this region was 51 years. Nowadays, it is more than 68 years, and in many countries, nearly 75. This kind of change represents a major public health challenge. The Pan American Health Organization carried out, in 2000, a m…
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