Mexican Health and Aging Publications (MHAS)

Estudio Nacional de Salud y Envejecimiento en México (ENASEM)

Journal Articles, Books and Book Chapters, and Theses and Dissertations
Artículos de revistas, libros y capítulos de libros, tesis y disertaciones

MHAS Fact Sheets - Boletín Informativo del ENASEM

Aging in Mexico: Frailty – MHAS Fact Sheet 20-3.

http://www.mhasweb.org/images/MHASFactSheet_Frailty_Eng.pdf
http://www.mhasweb.org/images/MHASFactSheet_Frailty_SPANISH.pdf

Aging in Mexico: The Most Vulnerable Adults – MHAS Fact Sheet 20-2.
http://www.mhasweb.org/images/MHAS-20-2-Aging_In_Mexico_VulnerableAdults_2020.pdf
http://www.mhasweb.org/images/ENASEM-20-2-Aging_In_Mexico_AdutosMasVulnerables_2020.pdf

Aging in Mexico: Disability – MHAS Fact Sheet 20-1.

http://www.mhasweb.org/images/MHAS-20-1-AgingInMexico_Disability04132020.pdf
http://www.mhasweb.org/images/ENASEM-20-1-AgingInMexico_Disability04132020.pdf

Aging in Mexico: Obesity – MHAS Fact Sheet 19-1.

http://www.mhasweb.org/MHAS_AgingInMexico.pdf
http://www.mhasweb.org/MHAS_AgingInMexico.pdf

Journal Articles (in chronological order) - Artículos de revistas (en orden cronológico)

1. Wong R, Espinoza M. [Income and assets of the population of middle and old age in Mexico].
Spanish. Papeles Poblac. 2003; 9(37):1-40. PMID: 29386981; PMCID: PMC5788188.
2. Avila-Funes JA, Gutiérrez-Robledo LM, Ponce De Leon Rosales S. Validity of height and weight self-
report in Mexican adults: results from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS). J Nutr Health
Aging. 2004;8(5):355-61. PMID: 15359352; PMCID: N/A (not applicable).
3. Palloni A, Arias E. Paradox lost: explaining the Hispanic adult mortality advantage. Demography. 2004
Aug;41(3):385-415. PMID: 15461007; PMCID: N/A (not applicable).
4. Pagán JA, Puig A. Differences in access to health care services between insured and uninsured
adults with diabetes in Mexico. Diabetes Care. 2005 Feb;28(2):425-6. PMID: 15677806; PMCID: N/A
(not applicable).
5. Ybañez Zepeda E, Vargas Valle ED, Torres Martínez AL. Associated factors to the adults older than 50
years corresidence by rural-urban condition. Papeles Poblac. 2005; 45:29-48. PMID: 29375251; PMCID:
PMC5783557.
6. Montes de Oca V, Hebrero-Martinez M. México y Estado de Guanajuato: Transferencias
intergeneracionales hacia los adultos mayores. [Mexico and the state of Guanajuato:
Intergenerational transfers to older adults.] Notas Poblacion. 2005; 32(80):155-93. PMID: 29375179;
PMCID: PMC5783644.
7. Pagán JA, Ross S, Yau J, Polsky D. Self-medication and health insurance coverage in Mexico. Health
Policy. 2006 Jan;75(2):170-77. PMID: 16338480; PMCID: N/A (not applicable).

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8. Puig A, Págan J, Soldo B. [Ageing, health and economics. National inquest into health and ageing
in Mexico]. Trimest Econ. 2006; 73(290):407-18. Spanish. PMID: 29375164; PMCID: PMC5783560.
9. Mejía S, Miguel A, Gutiérrez LM, Villa AR, Ostrosky-Solis F. Comparative analysis of cognitive
impairment among Mexicans and Spanish-speaking immigrant's elders. J Aging Health. 2006
Apr;18(2):292-314. PMID: 16614345; PMCID: N/A (not applicable).
10. Patel KV, Peek MK, Wong R, Markides KS. Comorbidity and disability in elderly Mexican and Mexican
American adults: findings from Mexico and the southwestern United States. J Aging Health. 2006
Apr;18(2):315-29. PMID: 16614346; PMCID: N/A (not applicable).
11. Wong R, Peláez M, Palloni A, Markides K. Survey data for the study of aging in Latin America and the
Caribbean: selected studies. J Aging Health. 2006 Apr;18(2):157-79. PMID: 16614339; PMCID: N/A (not
applicable).
12. Palloni A, Peláez M, Wong R. Introduction: aging among Latin American and Caribbean populations.
J Aging Health. 2006 Apr;18(2):149-56. PMID: 16614338; PMCID: N/A (not applicable).
13. Wong R, Díaz JJ, Higgins M. Health care use among elderly Mexicans in the United States and Mexico:
The role of health insurance. Res Aging. 2006 May; 28(3):393-408. [Epub 2006 May 1]. PMID: 29307946;
PMCID: PMC5752126.
14. Ross SJ, Pagán JA, Polsky D. Access to health care for migrants returning to Mexico. J Health Care
Poor Underserved. 2006 May;17(2):374-85. PMID: 16702721; PMCID: N/A (not applicable).
15. Montes de Oca V, Hebrero-Martinez M. Turning points and advanced family cycles: aging effect in
Mexican homes. Papeles Poblacion. 2006; 12(50):97-116. PMCID: PMC5790122.
16. Wong R, Palloni A, Soldo BJ. Wealth in middle and old age in Mexico: The role of international
migration. International Migration Review. 2007;41(1):127-51. PMID: 29375172; PMCID: PMC5783565.
17. Pagán JA, Puig A, Soldo BJ. Health insurance coverage and the use of preventive services by
Mexican adults. Health Econ. 2007 Dec;16(12):1359-69. PMID: 17334977; PMCID: N/A (not applicable).
18. Benjamins MR. Predictors of preventive health care use among middle-aged and older adults in
Mexico: the role of religion. J Cross Cult Gerontol. 2007 Jun;22(2):221-34. [Epub 2007 Mar 7]. PMID:
17340204; PMCID: N/A (not applicable).
19. Gomes de Conceicao MC. Intergenerational exchanges in Mexico - Types and intensity of support.
Current Sociology. 2007; 55(4):545-60. PMID: 29375143; PMCID: PMC5783570.
20. Smith KV, Goldman N. Socioeconomic differences in health among older adults in Mexico. Soc Sci
Med. 2007 Oct;65(7):1372-85. [Epub 2007 Jul 5]. PMID: 17618717; PMCID: N/A (not applicable).
21. Crimmins EM, Soldo BJ, Kim JK, Alley DE. Using anthropometric indicators for Mexicans in the United
States and Mexico to understand the selection of migrants and the "Hispanic paradox". Soc Biol. 2005
Fall-Winter;52(3-4):164-77. PMID: 17619609; PMCID: N/A (not applicable).
22. Kohler IV, Soldo BJ. Childhood predictors of late-life diabetes: the case of Mexico. Soc Biol. 2005 Fall-
Winter;52(3-4):112-31. PMID: 17619607; PMCID: N/A (not applicable).
23. Aguilar-Navarro SG, Fuentes-Cantú A, Avila-Funes JA, García-Mayo EJ. [Validity and reliability of the
screening questionnaire for geriatric depression used in the Mexican Health and Age Study]. Salud
Publica Mex. 2007 Jul-Aug;49(4):256-62. Spanish. PMID: 17710274; PMCID: N/A (not applicable).
24. Dorantes-Mendoza G, Avila-Funes JA, Mejía-Arango S, Gutiérrez-Robledo LM. [Factors associated
with functional dependence in older adults: a secondary analysis of the National Study on Health
and Aging, Mexico, 2001]. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2007 Jul;22(1):1-11. Spanish. PMID: 17931482;
PMCID: N/A (not applicable).

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25. Avila-Funes JA, Melano-Carranza E, Payette H, Amieva H. [Depressive symptoms as a risk factor for
dependence in elderly people]. Salud Publica Mex. 2007 Sep-Oct;49(5):367-75. Spanish. PMID:
17952244; PMCID: N/A (not applicable).
26. Aguilar-Navarro SG, Reyes-Guerrero J, Borgues G. [Cognitive impairment and alcohol and cigarette
consumption in Mexican adults older than 65 years]. Salud Publica Mex. 2007;49 Suppl 4:S467-74.
Spanish. PMID: 17724519; PMCID: N/A (not applicable).
27. Barragán-Berlanga AJ, Mejía-Arango S, Gutiérrez-Robledo LM. [Pain in the elderly: prevalence and
associated factors]. Salud Publica Mex. 2007;49 Suppl 4:S488-94. Spanish. PMID: 17724522; PMCID:
N/A (not applicable).
28. Barrantes-Monge M, García-Mayo EJ, Gutiérrez-Robledo LM, Miguel-Jaimes A. [Functional
dependence and chronic disease in older Mexicans]. Salud Publica Mex. 2007;49 Suppl 4:S459-66.
Spanish. PMID: 17724518; PMCID: N/A (not applicable).
29. González CA, Ham-Chande R. [Functionality and health: a typology of aging in Mexico]. Salud
Publica Mex. 2007;49 Suppl 4:S448-58. Spanish. PMID: 17724517; PMCID: N/A (not applicable).
30. Ham Chande R, Gutiérrez Robledo LM. [Health and aging in the 20th century]. Salud Publica Mex.
2007;49 Suppl 4:S433-5. Spanish. PMID: 17724515; PMCID: N/A (not applicable).
31. Mejía-Arango S, Miguel-Jaimes A, Villa A, Ruiz-Arregui L, Gutiérrez-Robledo LM. [Cognitive impairment
and associated factors in older adults in Mexico]. Salud Publica Mex. 2007;49 Suppl 4:S475-81.
Spanish. PMID: 17724520; PMCID: N/A (not applicable).
32. Ruiz-Arregui L, Castillo-Martínez L, Orea-Tejeda A, Mejía-Arango S, Miguel-Jaimes A. Prevalence of
self-reported overweight-obesity and its association with socioeconomic and health factors among
older Mexican adults. Salud Publica Mex. 2007;49 Suppl 4:S482-7. PMID: 17724521; PMCID: N/A (not
applicable).
33. Ruiz-Pantoja TE, Ham-Chande R. [Childhood health and social factors associated with elderly
morbidity]. Salud Publica Mex. 2007;49 Suppl 4:S495-504. Spanish. PMID: 17724523; PMCID: N/A (not
applicable).
34. Salgado-de Snyder VN, Wong R. [Gender and poverty: health determinants in old age]. Salud
Publica Mex. 2007;49 Suppl 4:S515-21. Spanish. PMID: 17724525; PMCID: N/A (not applicable).
35. Wong R, Espinoza M, Palloni A. [Mexican older adults with a wide socioeconomic perspective: health
and aging]. Salud Publica Mex. 2007;49 Suppl 4:S436-47. Spanish. PMID: 17724516; PMCID: N/A (not
applicable).
36. Wong R, Díaz JJ. Health care utilization among older Mexicans: health and socioeconomic
inequalities. Salud Publica Mex. 2007;49 Suppl 4:S505-14. PMID: 17724524; PMCID: N/A (not
applicable).
37. Maurer J. Assessing horizontal equity in medication treatment among elderly Mexicans: which
socioeconomic determinants matter most? Health Econ. 2008 Oct;17(10):1153-69. PMID: 18074405;
PMCID: N/A (not applicable).
38. Camacho GB. Economic well-being among elderly couples in marriage and cohabitation in Mexico.
Poblac Salud Mesoam. 2008;6(1). PMID: 25717288; PMCID: PMC4337881.
39. van Gameren E. [Labor force participation of Mexican elderly: The importance of health]. Estudios
Económicos. 2008; 23(1):89-127. Spanish. PMID: 29375171; PMCID: PMC5783569.

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40. Angel RJ, Angel JL, Hill TD. A comparison of the health of older Hispanics in the United States and
Mexico: methodological challenges. J Aging Health. 2008 Feb;20(1):3-31. PMID: 18252935;
PMCID: PMC4000710.
41. Benjamins MR, Buck AC. Religion: a sociocultural predictor of health behaviors in Mexico. J Aging
Health. 2008 Apr;20(3):290-305. [Epub 2008 Feb 8]. PMID: 18263855; PMCID: N/A (not applicable).
42. Melano-Carranza E, Lasses Ojeda LA, Avila-Funes JA. [Factors associated with untreated
hypertension among older adults: results of the Mexican Health and Aging Study, 2001]. Rev Panam
Salud Publica. 2008 May;23(5):295-302. Spanish. PMID: 18510789; PMCID: N/A (not applicable).
43. de Oca VM, Hebrero M. Family dynamics, aging, and functional impairment in Mexico. Rev Kairos.
2008 Jun;11(1):143-66. Spanish. PMID: 26317060; PMCID: PMC4548963.
44. Monteverde M, Novak B. Obesidad y Esperanza de Vida en México [Obesity and life expectancy in
Mexico]. Poblac Salud Mesoam. 2008 Jul-Dec;6(1). pii: 4. PMID: 25705173; PMCID: PMC4332706.
45. Salinas JJ, Peek MK. Work experience and gender differences in chronic disease risk in older
Mexicans. Ann Epidemiol. 2008 Aug;18(8):628-30. PMID: 18652980; PMCID: PMC2527781.
46. Salinas JJ, Eschbach KA, Markides KS. The prevalence of hypertension in older Mexicans and Mexican
Americans. Ethn Dis. 2008 Summer;18(3):294-98. PMID: 18785442; PMCID: PMC3086015.
47. Wong R, Ofstedal MB, Yount K, Agree EM. Unhealthy lifestyles among older adults: exploring
transitions in Mexico and the US. Eur J Ageing. 2008 Dec;5(4):311-26. PMID: 25419206;
PMCID: PMC4239542.
48. Wong R, Degraff DS. Old-Age Wealth in Mexico: The Role of Reproductive, Human Capital, and
Employment Decisions. Res Aging. 2009;31(4):413-39. PMID: 20694054; PMCID: PMC2917107.
49. Angel RJ, Angel JL, Hill TD. Subjective control and health among Mexican-origin elders in Mexico and
the United States: structural considerations in comparative research. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci.
2009 May;64(3):390-401. PMID: 19332436; PMCID: PMC2670249.
50. Andrade F. Estimating diabetes and diabetes-free life expectancy in Mexico and seven major cities
in Latin America and the Caribbean. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2009 Jul;26(1):9-16. PMID: 19814876;
PMCID: PMC4059400.
51. García-Fabela L, Melano-Carranza E, Aguilar-Navarro S, García-Lara JM, Gutiérrez-Robledo LM,
Avila-Funes JA. Hypertension as a risk factor for developing depressive symptoms among community-
dwelling elders. Rev Invest Clin. 2009 Jul-Aug;61(4):274-80. PMID: 19848303; PMCID: PMC4278846.
52. Noël-Miller C, Tfaily R. Financial transfers to husbands' and wives' elderly mothers in Mexico: Do
couples exhibit preferential treatment by lineage? Res Aging. 2009 Nov;31(6):611-37. [Epub 2009 Aug
24]. PMID: 27493298; PMCID: PMC4970745.
53. García-González JJ, García-Peña C, Franco-Marina F, Gutiérrez-Robledo LM. A frailty index to predict
the mortality risk in a population of senior Mexican adults. BMC Geriatr. 2009 Nov 3;9:47. PMID:
19887005; PMCID: PMC2776593.
54. Andrade FC. Measuring the impact of diabetes on life expectancy and disability-free life
expectancy among older adults in Mexico. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2010 May;65B(3):381-89.
[Epub 2009 Dec 22]. PMID: 20028950; PMCID: PMC2853602.
55. Monteverde M, Noronha K, Palloni A, Novak B. Obesity and excess mortality among the elderly in the
United States and Mexico. Demography. 2010 Feb;47(1):79-96. PMID: 20355685; PMCID: PMC3000005.
56. Antman FM. Adult child migration and the health of elderly parents left behind in Mexico. Am Econ
Rev. 2010 May;100(2):205-8. PMID: 25125699; PMCID: PMC4127891.

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57. van Gameren E. Health insurance and use of alternative medicine in Mexico. Health Policy. 2010
Nov;98(1):50-57. [Epub 2010 May 23]. PMID: 20546965; PMCID: PMC4277546.
58. Lee J. Data sets on pensions and health: Data collection and sharing for policy design. Int Soc Secur
Rev. 2010 Jul;63(3-4):197-222. PMID: 26229178; PMCID: PMC4517614.
59. Díaz De León González E, Barragán Berlanga AJ, Gutiérrez Hermosillo H, Aguilar HC. Desempeño
cognoscitivo y mortalidad en personas mayores de 50 años en México. [Cognitive performance and
mortality in people over 50 in Mexico]. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2010 May;27(5):368-75. Spanish.
PMID: 20602071.
60. Grimard F, Laszlo S, Lim W. Health, aging and childhood socio-economic conditions in Mexico. J
Health Econ. 2010 Sep;29(5):630-40. [Epub 2010 Jul 7]. PMID: 20688405; PMCID: PMC4416492.
61. Wong R, Gonzalez-Gonzalez C. Old-age disability and wealth among return Mexican migrants from
the United States. J Aging Health. 2010 Oct;22(7):932-54. PMID: 20876848; PMCID: PMC3286877.
62. Salinas JJ, Al Snih S, Markides K, Ray LA, Angel RJ. The rural-urban divide: health services utilization
among older Mexicans in Mexico. J Rural Health. 2010 Fall;26(4):333-41. PMID: 21029168;
PMCID: PMC2967463.
63. Huang C, Soldo BJ, Elo IT. Do early-life conditions predict functional health status in adulthood? The
case of Mexico. Soc Sci Med. 2011 Jan;72(1):100-7. [Epub 2010 Oct 15]. PMID: 21074924;
PMCID: PMC3020092.
64. Cárdenas-Turanzas M, Torres-Vigil I, Tovalín-Ahumada H, Nates JL. Hospital versus home death: results
from the Mexican Health and Aging Study. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2011 May;41(5):880-92. [Epub
2010 Dec 13]. PMID: 21146354; PMCID: PMC3723140.
65. Murillo-Lopez S, Venegas-Martinez F. Cobertura de los sistemas de pensiones y factores asociados al
acceso a una pensión de jubilación en México. [Coverage of the pension systems and factors
associated with access to a retirement pension in Mexico.] Pap Poblac. 2011 Jan-Mar;17(67):209-50.
French. PMID: 27524936; PMCID: PMC4979598.
66. Gerst K, Michaels-Obregon A, Wong R. The impact of physical activity on disability incidence among
older adults in Mexico and the United States. J Aging Res. 2011 Apr 10:420714. PMID: 21584238;
PMCID: PMC3092574.
67. Díaz de León González E, Tamez Pérez HE, Gutiérrez Hermosillo H, Cedillo Rodríguez JA, Torres G.
[Frailty and its association with mortality, hospitalization and functional dependence in Mexicans
aged 60-years or older]. Med Clin (Barc). 2012 Apr 28;138(11):468-74. [Epub 2011 May 25]. Spanish.
PMID: 21612803; PMCID: PMC5087992.
68. Al Hazzouri AZ, Haan MN, Galea S, Aiello AE. Life-course exposure to early socioeconomic
environment, education in relation to late-life cognitive function among older Mexicans and
Mexican Americans. J Aging Health. 2011 Oct;23(7):1027-49. PMID: 21948769; PMCID: PMC3412879.
69. Mejia-Arango S, Gutierrez LM. Prevalence and incidence rates of dementia and cognitive
impairment no dementia in the Mexican population: data from the Mexican Health and Aging Study.
J Aging Health. 2011 Oct;23(7):1050-74. PMID: 21948770; PMCID: PMC3557523.
70. Mejía-Arango S, Zúñiga-Gil C. [Diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for dementia in the Mexican elder
population]. Rev Neurol. 2011 Oct 1;53(7):397-405. Spanish. PMID: 21948010; PMCID: PMC3557520.
71. Skirbekk V, Loichinger E, Weber D. Variation in cognitive functioning as a refined approach to
comparing aging across countries. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Jan 17;109(3):770-74. [Epub 2011
Dec 19]. PMID: 22184241; PMCID: PMC3271876.

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72. Aguilar-Navarro S, Gutiérrez-Robledo LM, García-Lara JM, Payette H, Amieva H, Avila-Funes JA. The
Phenotype of Frailty Predicts Disability and Mortality among Mexican Community-Dwelling Elderly. J
Frailty Aging. 2012;1(3):111-7. PMID: 27093198.
73. Sourial N, Bergman H, Karunananthan S, Wolfson C, Guralnik J, Payette H, Gutierrez-Robledo L, Deeg
DJ, Fletcher JD, Puts MT, Zhu B, Béland F. Contribution of frailty markers in explaining differences
among individuals in five samples of older persons. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2012
Nov;67(11):1197-204. [Epub 2012 Mar 28]. PMID: 22459619; PMCID: PMC3668388.
74. Antman FM. Elderly care and intrafamily resource allocation when children migrate. J Hum Resour.
2012 Spring;47(2):331-63. [Epub 2012 Mar 20]. PMID: 22518064; PMCID: PMC3327484.
75. Samper-Ternent R, Michaels-Obregon A, Wong R, Palloni A. Older adults under a mixed regime of
infectious and chronic diseases. Salud Publica Mex. 2012 Oct;54(5):487-95. PMID: 23011500;
PMCID: PMC3596159.
76. Palloni A, Thomas JR. Estimation of covariate effects with current status data and differential
mortality. Demography. 2013 Apr;50(2):521-44. PMID: 23161453; PMCID: PMC3928800.
77. Riosmena F, Wong R, Palloni A. Migration selection, protection, and acculturation in health: a
binational perspective on older adults. Demography. 2013 Jun;50(3):1039-64. PMID: 23192395;
PMCID: PMC3613435.
78. Aguila E, Escarce J, Leng M, Morales L. Health status and behavioral risk factors in older adult
Mexicans and Mexican immigrants to the United States. J Aging Health. 2013 Feb;25(1):136-58. [Epub
2012 Dec 21]. Erratum in: J Aging Health. 2013 Apr;25(5):NP1. PMID: 23264441; PMCID: PMC3663916.
79. Peña PA. [Aggregate shocks and investment in human capital: higher educational achievement
during the lost decade in Mexico.]. Trimest Econ. 2013;80(317):113-42. Spanish. PMID: 25328251;
PMCID: PMC4200508.
80. Brenes-Camacho G. [Socioeconomic factors associated with self-rated socioeconomic status
among the elderly in two Latin American countries.]. Cienc Econ (San Jose). 2013;31(1):153-67.
Spanish. PMID: 25360057; PMCID: PMC4210949.
81. Palloni A, Souza L. The fragility of the future and the tug of the past: longevity in Latin America and
the Caribbean. Demogr Res. 2013;29:543-78. PMID: 25705120; PMCID: PMC4335762.
82. Trujillo AJ, Mroz TA, Piras C, Angeles G, Tran N. Caregiving and elderly health in Mexico. Int J Health
Serv. 2012;42(4):667-94. PMID: 23367799; PMCID: PMC4373554.
83. Aguila E, Zissimopoulos J. Retirement and health benefits for Mexican migrant workers returning from
the United States. Int Soc Secur Rev. 2013 Apr;66(2):101-25. PMID: 23750049; PMCID: PMC3673727.
84. Beltrán-Sánchez H, Andrade FC. Educational and sex differentials in life expectancies and disability-
free life expectancies in São Paulo, Brazil, and urban areas in Mexico. J Aging Health. 2013
Aug;25(5):815-38. [Epub 2013 Jun 18]. PMID: 23781016; PMCID: PMC3845480.
85. Torres JM, Wong R. Childhood poverty and depressive symptoms for older adults in Mexico: a life-
course analysis. J Cross Cult Gerontol. 2013 Sep;28(3):317-37. PMID: 23783887; PMCID: PMC3860586.
86. González-González C, Samper-Ternent R, Wong R, Palloni A. Mortality inequality among older adults
in Mexico: The combined role of infectious and chronic diseases. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2014
Feb;35(2), 89-95. PMID: 24781089; PMCID: PMC4048961.
87. DeGraff DS, Wong R. Modeling old-age wealth with endogenous early-life outcomes: The case of
Mexico. J Econ Ageing. 2014;3:58-70. PMID: 25170434; PMCID: PMC4142703.

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88. Aguila E. Male labor force participation and social security in Mexico. J Pension Econ Financ. 2014
Apr;13(2):145-71. PMID: 25328441; PMCID: PMC4197850.
89. Wong R, Michaels-Obregon A, Palloni A. Cohort Profile: The Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS).
Int J Epidemiol. 2017 Apr 1;46(2):e2. PMID: 25626437.
90. Gerst-Emerson, K., Wong, R., Michaels-Obregon, A., Palloni, A. Cross-national differences in disability
among elders: Transitions in disability in Mexico and the United States. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc
Sci. 2015 Sep;70(5):759-68. [Epub 2015 Jan 29]. PMID: 25633135; PMCID: PMC4635645.
91. Monserud MA, Wong R. Depressive symptoms among older Mexicans: The role of widowhood,
gender, and social integration. Res Aging. 2015 Nov;37(8):856-86. [Epub 2015 Jan 21]. PMID:
25651596; PMCID: PMC4690210.
92. González-González C, Wong R. Impacto de la salud: Análisis longitudinal del empleo en edad media
y avanzada en México. [Health impact: Longitudinal analysis of employment during middle and old
age in Mexico.] Papeles de Población. 2014;20(81):89-120. PMID: 257226446; PMCID: PMC4338989.
93. Kumar A, Karmarkar AM, Tan A, Graham JE, Arcari CM, Ottenbacher KJ, Snih SA. The effect of obesity
on incidence of disability and mortality in Mexicans aged 50 years and older. Salud Publica Mex.
2015;57 Suppl 1:S31-38. PMID: 26172232; PMCID: PMC4503366.
94. González-González C, Palloni A, Wong R. Mortality and its association with chronic and infectious
diseases in Mexico: A panel data analysis of the elderly. Salud Publica Mex. 2015;57 Suppl 1:S39-45.
PMID: 26172233; PMCID: PMC4730875.
95. Aguilar-Navarro SG, Amieva H, Gutiérrez-Robledo LM, Avila-Funes JA. Frailty among Mexican
community-dwelling elderly: a story told 11 years later. The Mexican Health and Aging Study. Salud
Publica Mex. 2015;57 Suppl 1:S62-69. PMID: 26172236; PMCID: PMC4689198.
96. Beltrán-Sánchez H, Drumond-Andrade FC, Riosmena F. Contribution of socioeconomic factors and
health care access to the awareness and treatment of diabetes and hypertension among older
Mexican adults. Salud Publica Mex. 2015;57 Suppl 1:S6-14. PMID: 26172227; PMCID: PMC4711916.
97. Díaz-Venegas C, De La Vega S, Wong R. Transitions in activities of daily living in Mexico, 2001-2012.
Salud Publica Mex. 2015;57 Suppl 1:S54-61. PMID: 26172235; PMCID: PMC4688039.
98. Mejía-Arango S, Wong R, Michaels-Obregón A. Normative and standardized data for cognitive
measures in the Mexican Health and Aging Study. Salud Publica Mex. 2015;57 Suppl 1:S90-96. PMID:
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186. Meija-Arango S, Nevarez R, Michaels-Obregon A, Trejo-Valdivia B, Mendoza-Alvarado LR, Sosa-Ortiz
AL, Martinez-Ruiz A, Wong R. The Mexican Cognitive Aging Ancillary Study (Mex-Cog): Study Design
and Methods. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2020 Jul 27;91:104210. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 32781379.
187. Mimenza-Alvarado AJ, Jiménez-Castillo GA, Yeverino-Castro SG, Barragán-Berlanga AJ, Pérez-
Zepeda MU, Ávila-Funes JA, Aguilar-Navarro SG. Effect of poor glycemic control in cognitive
performance in the elderly with type 2 diabetes mellitus: The Mexican Health and Aging Study. BMC
Geriatr. 2020 Oct 23;20(1):424. PMID: 33096995.
188. Allel K, Sofía León A, Staudinger UM, Calvo E. Healthy retirement begins at school: educational
differences in the health outcomes of early transitions into retirement. Ageing and Society. 2019. doi:
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X19000928.
189. Angrisani M, Lee J, Meijer E. The gender gap in education and late-life cognition: Evidence from
multiple countries and birth cohorts. The Journal of the Economics of Ageing. 2019. doi:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeoa.2019.100232.
190. Castellanos-Perilla N, Borda MG, Fernández-Quilez Á, Aarsland V, Soennesyn H, Cano-Gutierrez CA.
Factores asociados con el deterioror funcional en adultos mayores mexicanos. [Factors associated
with functional loss among community-dwelling Mexican older adults]. Biomédica. 2020; 40(3). doi:
https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.5380.
191. Beltrán-Sánchez H, Goldman N, Pebley A, Flores Morales J. Calloused hands, shorter life? Occupation
and older-age survival in Mexico. Demographic Research. 2020 May 19; 42(32):875-900. doi:
https://doi.org/10.4054/DemRes.2020.42.32.
192. Meza E, Eng CW, Saenz JL, Gilsanz P, Glymour MM, Torres JM. Elevated Depressive Symptoms and the
Risk of Stroke among the Mexican Older Population. September 2020. doi:
https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.16718.

Journal Articles (Forthcoming) - Artículos de revistas (Próximamente)

193. Gutierrez S, Milani SA, Wong R. Is “Busy” Always Better?: Time Use Activities and Depressive Symptoms
Among Older Mexican Adults. Innovation in Aging. January 2021.

Books and Book Chapters - Libros y capítulos de libros

1. Wong R. La relación entre salud y nivel socioeconómico entre adultos mayores: diferencias por
género. [The relationship between health and socioeconomic status in older adults: Differences by
gender.] In La pobreza: género, salud y calidad de vida. [Poverty: Gender, Health, and Quality of
Life.] Edited by VN Salgado-de Snyder & R Wong. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud
Pública, 2003: 97-122.
2. Gutierrez-Robledo LM. La salud del anciano en México y la nueva epidemiología del
envejecimiento. [The health of the elderly in Mexico and the new epidemiology of aging.] In
Situación Demográfica de México. [The Demographic Situation of Mexico.] México DF, México:
Consejo Nacional de Población, 2004: 53-70.
3. García González JJ. Envejecimiento activo y actividad laboral. [Active aging and work activity.] In
Foro Inter-Académico en Problemas de Salud Global, Asociación Latinoamericana de Academias
Nacionales de Medicina, España y Portugal (ALANAM). [Interacademic Forum on Problems of
Global Health, Association of National Academies of Medicine, Latin America, Spain and Portugal.]

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 Edited by F Becerra Posada. México DF, México: Coordinación General de los Institutos Nacionales
de Salud, 2006: 240-52.
4. Gomes da Conceição MC. Sistemas de protección social en salud para el adulto mayor. [Systems
for the health social protection of older adults.] In Foro Inter-Académico en Problemas de Salud
Global, Asociación Latinoamericana de Academias Nacionales de Medicina, España y Portugal
(ALANAM). [Interacademic Forum on Problems of Global Health, Association of National Academies
of Medicine, Latin America, Spain and Portugal.] Edited by F Becerra Posada. México DF, México:
Coordinación General de los Institutos Nacionales de Salud, 2006: 161-75.
5. Gutierrez-Robledo LM. La fragilidad: Un concepto emergente en geriatría, altamente relevante para
la salud pública. [Frailty: An emerging concept in geriatics, highly relevant to public health.] In Foro
Inter-Académico en Problemas de Salud Global, Asociación Latinoamericana de Academias
Nacionales de Medicina, España y Portugal (ALANAM). [Interacademic Forum on Problems of
Global Health, Association of National Academies of Medicine, Latin America, Spain and Portugal.]
Edited by F Becerra Posada. México DF, México: Coordinación General de los Institutos Nacionales
de Salud, 2006: 31-41.
6. Mejia-Arango S. Enfermedades degenerativas del Sistema Nervioso Central. [Degenerative diseases
of the central nervous system.] In Foro Inter-Académico en Problemas de Salud Global, Asociación
Latinoamericana de Academias Nacionales de Medicina, España y Portugal (ALANAM).
[Interacademic Forum on Problems of Global Health, Association of National Academies of
Medicine, Latin America, Spain and Portugal.] Edited by F Becerra Posada. México DF, México:
Coordinación General de los Institutos Nacionales de Salud, 2006: 138-141.
7. Salgado-de Snyder VN, Bojorquez-Chapela I. Estado de salud y utilización de servicios de salud en
adultos mayores que viven en pobreza urbana. [Health status and the use of health services in older
adults who live in urban poverty.] In Envejecimiento, pobreza y salud en población urbana. Un
estudio en cuatro ciudades de México. [Aging, Poverty, and Health in Urban Populations. A Study of
Four Cities in Mexico.] Edited by VN Salgado-de Snyder & R Wong. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto
Nacional de Salud Pública, 2006: 55-69.
8. Wong R. Envejecimiento en áreas urbanas marginadas de México: condiciones mixtas de privilegio
y desventaja. [Aging in marginalized urban areas of Mexico: Mixed conditions of privilege and
disadvantage.] In Envejecimiento, pobreza y salud en población urbana. Un estudio en cuatro
ciudades de México. [Aging, Poverty, and Health in Urban Populations. A Study of Four Cities in
Mexico.] Edited by VN Salgado-de Snyder & R Wong. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de
Salud Pública, 2006: 25-37.
9. Castrejón Caballero JL. Algunos aspectos a considerar del envejecimiento de la población
mexicana de principios del siglo XXI: Funcionalidad física y actividad cotidiana. [Relevant aspects
of the aging population in Mexico in the Twenty-first Century: Physical function and daily activity.] In
Estudios de Antropología Biológica, XIII: 471-96, México, 2007, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de
México.
10. Palloni A, McEniry M, Wong R, Pelaez M. Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean: Implications of
past mortality. In Proceedings of the United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Social and Economic
Implications of Changing Population Age Structures Mexico City, Mexico: United Nations, 2007: 253-
84.
11. Ward Peter M. Colonias, informal homestead subdivisions, and self-help care for the elderly among
Mexican populations in the United States. In The Health of Aging Hispanics: the Mexican-Origin
Population. Edited by JL Angel and KE Whitfield. New York: Springer Publications, 2007: 141-62.

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12. Wong R, Higgins M. Dynamics of intergenerational assistance in middle- and old-age in Mexico. In
The Health of Aging Hispanics: The Mexican-Origin Population. Edited by JL Angel & KE Whitfield. New
York: Springer Publications, 2007:pp. 99-120.
13. Wong R. Global Aging. In Encyclopedia of Health & Aging. Edited by KS Markides. Thousand Oaks,
CA: Sage Publications, Inc., 2007:pp. 246-48.
14. Wong R. Latin America and the Caribbean. In Encyclopedia of Health & Aging. Edited by KS
Markides. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc., 2007:pp. 317-19.
15. Ham Chande R, Gutiérrez Robledo LM (Eds). Salud y envejecimiento en el siglo XX (Volumen
Especial). [Health and aging in the 20th century] [Special Issue]. Salud Publica Mex, 2007;49(Suppl 4).
16. Wong R. Are we asking the right questions on intergenerational ties? In Intergenerational Caregiving.
Edited by A Booth, AC Crouter, SC Bianchi, & JA Seltzer. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute Press,
2008:pp. 45-51.
17. Wong R, Palloni A. Aging in Mexico and Latin America. In International Handbook of Population
Aging. Edited by P Uhlenberg. New York: Springer Publications, 2009:pp. 231-52.
18. Alley D, Crimmins E. Epidemiology of Ageing. In The SAGE Handbook of Social Gerontology. Edited
by D Dannefer & C Phillipson. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc., 2010:pp. 75-95.
19. Markides KS, Salinas JJ, Wong R. Ageing and health among Hispanics/Latinos in the Americas. In The
SAGE Handbook of Social Gerontology. Edited by D Dannefer & C Phillipson. Thousand Oaks, CA:
Sage Publications, Inc., 2010:pp.150-63.
20. Aguila E, Diaz C, Manquing Fu M, Kapteyn A, and Pierson A. Living longer in Mexico: Income security
and health. Santa Monica CA, 2011. RAND Corporation, Centro Fox, AARP.
21. Aguila E, Diaz C, Manqing Fu M, Kapteyn A, Pierson A. Envejecer en México: Condiciones de vida y
salud. [Aging in Mexico: Life and Health Conditions]. In Luis Miguel Gutiérrez Robledo and David
Kershenobich Stalnikowitz, eds., Envejecimiento y Salud: Una Propuesta para un Plan de Acción.
[Aging and Health: A Proposal for an Action Plan]. Toluca, Mexico: National Academy of Medicine
of Mexico, 2012:pp. 303-19.
22. García Peña, C y González-González, C. La enfermedad crónica y los costos de la salud al
envejecer. [Chronic illness and health care costs for older adults.] En Luis Miguel Gutiérrez Robledo
y David Kershenobich Stalnikowitz Coords. Envejecimiento y salud: una propuesta para un plan de
acción. [Aging and Health: A Proposal for an Action Plan]. México, D.F. National Academy of
Medicine of Mexico, 2012:pp. 205-214
23. Mariana López Ortega. Limitación funcional y discapacidad: conceptos, medición y diagnóstico.
[Functional limitation and disability: concepts, measurements and diagnosis]. En Luis Miguel Gutiérrez
Robledo y David Kershenobich Stalnikowitz Coords. Envejecimiento y salud: una propuesta para un
plan de acción. [Aging and Health: A Proposal for an Action Plan]. México, D.F. National Academy
of Medicine of Mexico, 2012:pp. 215-27
24. González González C. Los determinantes: los cambios demográficos. [Determinants: The
Demographic Changes]. In Luis Miguel Gutiérrez Robledo and David Kershenobich Stalnikowitz, eds.,
Envejecimiento y Salud: Una Propuesta para un Plan de Acción. [Aging and Health: A Proposal for
an Action Plan]. Toluca, Mexico: National Academy of Medicine of Mexico, 2012:pp. 81-93.
25. Gerst K, Michaels Obregon A, Wong R. BMI and transitions to disability among older adults in Mexico
and the United States. In Aging, Health, and Longevity in the Mexican-Origin Population. Edited by
JL Angel, F Torres-Gil, & K Markides. New York: Springer, 2012:pp. 67-86.

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26. Montes de Oca Zavala V, Saenz R, Molina-Roldan A. Caring for the elderly: A binational task. In Aging,
Health, and Longevity in the Mexican-Origin Population. Edited by JL Angel, F Torres-Gil, & K Markides.
New York: Springer, 2012:pp. 293-315.
27. Peek MK, Perez N, Stimpson JP. Culture and couples: Does partner disability differentially influence
mental health across Mexico and the US? In Aging, Health, and Longevity in the Mexican-Origin
Population. Edited by JL Angel, F Torres-Gil, & K Markides. New York: Springer Publications, 2012:pp.
51-65.
28. Riosmena F, Gonzalez C, Wong R. El retorno reciente de Estados Unidos: salud, bienestar y
vulnerabilidad de los adultos mayores. [Recent returnees from the United States: Health, welfare and
vulnerability in older adults.] In Coyuntura Demográfica. México, 2012; No. 2: pp. 63-67.
29. Salinas JJ, Abdelbary BE, Rocha EA, Al Snih S. Contextualizing the burden of chronic disease:
Diabetes, mortality and disability in older Mexicans. In Aging, Health, and Longevity in the Mexican-
Origin Population. Edited by JL Angel, F Torres-Gil, & K Markides. New York: Springer, 2012:pp.145-157.
30. Wong R, González-González C, López-Ortega M. Envejecimiento y población en edades avanzadas.
[Aging and the older adult populations] In Los Mexicanos: Un balance del cambio demográfico.
[Mexicans: A Balance of their Demographic Change.] Edited by CR Romero. México, D. F.: Fondo
de Cultura Económica, 2014:pp. 185-221.
31. Aguila E, Fonseca R, Vega A. Self-employment, health insurance, and return migration of middle-
aged and elderly Mexican males. In Challenges of Latino Aging in America. Edited by WA Vega, KS
Markides, JL Angel, FM Torres-Gil. New York: Springer, 2015:pp. 103-119.
32. Andrade FDC. New data and methodological approaches on aging research in Mexico and the
United States. In Challenges of Latino Aging in America. Edited by WA Vega, KS Markides, JL Angel,
FM Torres-Gil. New York: Springer, 2015:pp. 93-102.
33. Gutiérrez-Robledo LM, Medina Campos RH, López Ortega M. Present state of elder care in Mexico.
In Challenges of Latino Aging in America. Edited by WA Vega, KS Markides, J.L Angel, FM Torres-Gil.
New York: Springer, 2015:pp. 379-92.
34. Mejía-Arango S, Ham-Chande R, Coubes ML. The profile of Mexican elder migration flow into the US
(2004-2013). In Challenges of Latino Aging in America. Edited by WA Vega, KS Markides, JL Angel,
FM Torres-Gil. New York: Springer, 2015:pp. 301-10.
35. Gutiérrez Robledo LM, Palloni A, Téllez Rojo MM, Wong R. (Eds). Dinámica del envejecimiento
(Volumen Especial). [Dynamics of aging] [Special Issue]. Salud Publica Mex, 2015;57(Suppl 1).
36. Gutiérrez Robledo LM, Agudelo Botero M, Giraldo Rodríguez L, Medina Campos RH. Hechos y
desafíos para un envejecimiento saludable en México. [Facts and challenges for healthy aging in
Mexico]. 2016. Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Geriatría.
37. Montes de Oca V, Nava Bolaños I. Pasado, presente y future en la investigación sociodemográfica.
[Past, present and future in sociodemographic research]. 2017. México, Población y envejecimiento.
38. Sudharsanan N, Bloom DE. The Demography of Aging in Low- and Middle-Income Countries:
Chronological versus Functional Perspectives. In Future Directions for the Demography of Aging.
Edited by MD Hayward & MK Majmundar. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2018:pp.
309-338.
39. Wong R, González-González C, Michaels-Obregon A, Orozco Rocha K. Estudios poblacionales
longitudinales: el potencial del Estudio Nacional de Salud y Envejecimiento en México (ENASEM).
[Longitudinal population studies: the potential of the National Health and Aging Study in Mexico
(ENASEM).] In Población y envejecimiento: Pasado, presente y future en la investigación

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 sociodemográfica. [Population and aging: Past, present and future in sociodemographic research.]
México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2018:pp. 57-82.
40. Gutiérrez Robledo LM. Dos decades de investigación en envejecimiento y salud. [Two decades of
research in aging and health.] In Población y envejecimiento: Pasado, presente y future en la
investigación sociodemográfica. [Population and aging: Past, present and future in
sociodemographic research.] México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2018:pp. 29-56.
41. Garay Villegas S, Montes de Oca Zavala V, Redondo N. Disponibilidad de indicadores para la
medición de los entornos sociales y físicos en Argentina y México. [Availability of indicators for
measurement of social and physical environments in Argentina and México.] In Población y
envejecimiento: Pasado, presente y future en la investigación sociodemográfica. [Population and
aging: Past, present and future in sociodemographic research.] México, Universidad Nacional
Autónoma de México, 2018:pp. 83-108.
42. Wong R, Michaels-Obregon A. Mexican Health and Aging Study. In Encyclopedia of Gerontology
and Population Aging. Edited by D Gu, ME Dupre. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International
Publishing, 2019.
43. Orozco-Rocha K, Michaels-Obregon A, Wong R. Recruitment and Retention in Aging Research. In
Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Edited by D Gu, ME Dupre. Cham, Switzerland:
Springer International Publishing, 2019.
44. Wong R. Trajectories of Health and from the Mexican Health and Aging Study. In Strengthening the
Scientific Foundation for Policymaking to Meet the Challenges of Aging in Latin America and the
Caribbean: Summary of a Workshop. Edited by K Kinsella. Washington, DC: The National Academies
Press, 2015:pp. 17-20.

Theses and Dissertations - Tesis y disertaciones

1. Aguilar-Navarro Sara G. Prevalencia del consumo de alcohol y tabaco y su asociación con el

deterioro cognoscitivo en la población Mexicana mayor de 65 años. [Prevalence of alcohol and
tobacco use and its association with mental decline in the Mexican population over 65.]
Epidemiology of Aging Specialty, Facultad de Medicina, División de Estudios de Posgrado,
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, 2004.
2. González César A. Funcionalidad y salud: una tipología del envejecimiento en México. [Functionality
and health: A typology of aging in Mexico.] M.Sc. in Demography, El Colegio de la Frontera de Norte,
México, 2004.
3. Hebrero-Martínez Mirna. Evaluación del estado de salud como una dimensión del bienestar de la
población Mexicana con 50 años y más, y análisis de sus factores asociados. [Evaluation of health
status as a dimension of wellbeing in the Mexican population age 50 and over, and an analysis of
associated factors.] M.Sc. in Demography, Centro de Estudios Demográficos y de Desarrollo Urbano,
El Colegio de México AC, México, 2004.
4. Mercado Mauricio. Comparación de la prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad por antropometría y
auto reporte en adultos mayores de 50 años y más en México. Resultados derivados de la Encuesta
Nacional de Salud y Envejecimiento. [Comparison of the prevalence of overweight and obesity by
anthropometric measurement and self-report in adults 50 and over in Mexico. Results from the MHAS.]
Geriatrics Degree, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, México, 2004.
5. Petrova Petia. Three essays on the applied microeconomics of households. Ph.D. in Economics,
Boston College, Boston, MA, 2004.

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6. Ruiz-Pantoja Teresita E. Condiciones sociales y de salud en la infancia que afectan el estado de
salud de los adultos mayores en México. [Childhood social and health conditions that affect the
health status of older adults in Mexico.] M.Sc. in Demography, El Colegio de México AC, México,
2004.
7. Barragán-Berlanga Abel J. Dolor en adultos mayores: Prevalencia y factores asociados. [Pain in older
adults: Prevalence and associated factors.] Geriatrics Degree, Facultad de Medicina, División de
Estudios de Postgrado, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2005.
8. Mena JA. Factores Relacionados con el Deterioro cognoscitivo en personas mayores de 65 años de
la Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Envejecimiento en México. [Factors associated with cognitive
decline in persons older than 65 years in the Mexican Health and Aging Study.] Geriatrics Degree,
Facultad de Medicina, División de Estudios de Postrado, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México,
México, 2005.
9. Aguila Emma. Essays on economics of ageing. Ph.D. in Economics, University College London,
London, UK, 2006.
10. Andrade Flavia. Functional disability and health inequality among elderly Latinos: the diabetes
mellitus burden. Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2006.
11. Fuentes-Cantu Alejandro. Validez y confiabilidad del cuestionario de tamiz para la depresión en
adultos mayores de la encuesta nacional sobre el envejecimiento en México. [Validity and reliability
of the Mexican Health and Aging Study screening questionnaire for depression in older adults.]
Epidemiology of Aging Specialty, Facultad de Medicina, División de estudios de posgrado,
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2006.
12. Loaiza Valencia Ana Luz. Factores sociodemograficos, economicos y de salud asociados con
sintomas depresivos en la poblacion adulta mayor de Mexico, 2001 y 2003. [Socio-demographic,
economic and health factors associated with depressive symptoms in the population of older adults
in Mexico, 2001 and 2003]. Master in Demography, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Tijuana, MC,
Mexico, 2006.
13. Montes Santiesteban Mariana, Torres Mendoza R. Determinantes de la discapacidad en México.
[Determinants of disability in Mexico.] B.Sc. in Actuarial Science, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de
México, México, 2006.
14. Salinas Jennifer J. Resource incentives for return to Mexico for older Mexicans with diabetes in the
United States. Ph.D. in Sociology - Demography, University of Texas at Austin, 2006.
15. Troncoso Galicia Gerardo. Asociación del síndrome metabólico con el deterioro cognoscitivo en el
adulto mayor. [The association of metabolic syndrome and cognitive decline in older adults.]
Epidemiology of Aging Specialty, Facultad de Medicina, División de Estudios de Posgrado, UNAM,
2006.
16. Alaimo Verónica. Transfers within the family: Evidence for the United States, Mexico and Burkina Faso.
Ph.D. in Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, 2007.
17. Gutierrez Reza, Maria Teresa. El efecto protector del afecto positivo en la presentacion de la
dependencia funcional del adulto mayor. [The protective effect of positive affect in the functionally
dependence of the older adults.] Geriatrics Degree, Facultad de Medicina, Division de Estudios de
Posgrados, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2007.
18. Huang Cheng. Empirical findings and research methods in health and mortality: Early onditions and
health and mortality-The case of Mexico and China; Application of multiple imputation to missing

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 data due to sub-sampling. Ph.D. in Demography, Pennsylvania State University, 2007. Dissertations
available from ProQuest. Paper AAI3292032. http://repository.upenn.edu/dissertations/AAI3292032
19. Aguilar-Navarro Sara G. Atributos del síndrome de fragilidad en adultos mayores Mexicanos. [The
attributes of frailty syndrome in older Mexican adults.] M.S. in Medical Science and Nutrition. Salvador
Zubirán, Universidad Anáhuac, México, 2008.
20. García Benítez Julio César. Análisis del bienestar de los adultos mayores en México. [Well being
analysis of older adults in Mexico]. Master in Population and Development, FLACSO México, México,
2008.
21. Lopez-Ortega Mariana. Modeling health and frailty and its relationship to the use of health services
and the supply of informal care. Ph.D. in Public Health, University of London, London, UK, 2009.
22. Smith Kimberly V. Essays on the determinants of health and mortality. Ph.D. in Public Health, Princeton
University, 2009. In Dissertation Abstracts International. 2009;70(03 Suppl. A):125.
23. González César A. Cambios en el estado de salud de la población en edades avanzadas:
Implicaciones económicas y familiares, México 2001-2003. [Changes in population health status in
the very old: Economic and familial implications, Mexico 2001-2003.] Ph.D. in Population Studies, El
Colegio de México AC, México, 2010.
24. Martínez Mendieta Claudia Denise. El bienestar de los adultos mayores: cuidados preventivos de la
salud. [The well being of the elderly: preventive health care]. Master in Population and Development,
FLACSO México, México, 2010.
25. Ortiz-Peredo Adriana. Prospectivas de la Diabetes Mellitus Tipo II en México. [Perspectives on type II
diabetes mellitus in Mexico.] M.Sc. in Demography, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, México, 2010.
26. Pérez-Estrada Javier. Intra-household inequality in elderly couples: Does wife's health matter more?
Ph.D. in Demography, University of California, Los Angeles, 2010.
27. Hazzouri Adina. Life Course Socioeconomic conditions and mental health among older Mexicans
and Mexican Americans. Ph.D. in Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, School of Public
Health, 2011.
28. Díaz Fuentes Claudia María. Dynamics and determinants of family transfers: The Mexican case. Ph.D.
in Public Policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School, Santa Monica, CA, 2012.

29. Perez-Patron, Maria J. A life-course approach to international migration: The importance of family.
Ph.D. in Population Health, The Johns Hopkins University, 2012. In Dissertation Abstracts International.
2012;74(6, suppl. A):102.
30. Samper-Ternent Rafael. Measuring resilient aging in different populations of older adults. Ph.D. in
Clinical Sciences, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 2012.
31. Rivera-Hernandez Maricruz. Self-management, social support, religiosity and self-rated health among
older Mexicans diagnosed with diabetes. Ph.D. in Population and Social Gerontology, Miami
University, Oxford, Ohio, 2013.
32. Estrada Rivera Martha Rocio. Envejecimiento y calidad de vida desde la perspectiva del territorio,
migración y familia. [Aging and quality of health from the perspective of location, migration, and
family]. M.S. in Population and Development, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales,
México, 2013.

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33. Alvarez-Cisneros Teresa. Examining the effects of the Seguro Popular on disability related to diabetes
and obesity in older adults: A quantitative analysis of the Mexican Health and Ageing Study (MHAS).
Masters in Gerontolgy, King’s College, London, 2014.

34. Kumar Amit. The effect of obesity on Disability and Mortality in Mexican older adults. Master in Public
Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 2014.
35. Torres Jacqueline M. A life-course perspective on U.S. migration experience and later-life diabetes,
hypertension, and depression for middle-aged and older Mexican adults. Ph.D. in Public Health,
University of California-Los Angeles, 2014.
36. Wheaton Felicia V. International sex and age differences in physical function and disability. Ph.D. in
Gerontology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 2014.
37. Vega Alma Celina. Return migration among Latin American elderly in the U.S.: A study of its
magnitude, characteristics and consequences. Ph.D. in Demography, University of California,
Berkeley, CA, 2014.
38. Payne Collin F. Health and aging in low-resource contexts: Three essays on healthy life expectancy
in the developing world. Ph.D. in Demography, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2015.
39. Weber Daniela. An international perspective on aging and cognitive decline. Ph.D. in Economics,
WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Austria, 2015.
40. Bauer García Priscila. Vida laboral como determinante de la transición al retiro de los hombres de
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51. De León Wendy. Adult Children’s Education and their Parents’ Diabetes Self-Care Behaviors in
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