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List of works by Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa

Adequate control of hypertension among older adults: ELSI-Brazil

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Aging and Urbanization: The Neighborhood Perception and Functional Performance of Elderly Persons in Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Area-Brazil

scientific article

Aging and public health

scientific article published on 01 May 2003

An anthropologic study on strategies for addressing health problems among the elderly in Bambuí, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

scientific article published in January 2011

Aspectos sociodemográficos e de saúde associados ao trabalho remunerado em adultos (50-69 anos) na Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil

Aspects of social participation and neighborhood perception: ELSI-Brazil

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Associated factors to self-rated health among hypertensive and/or diabetic elderly: results from Bambuí project.

scientific article published in September 2013

Balking blood pressure "control" by older persons of Bambuí, Minas Gerais State, Brazil: an ethno-epidemiological inquiry

scientific article published in January 2011

Bambuí Project: a qualitative approach to self-medication

scientific article published on 01 November 2004

Birth cohort differences in cardiovascular risk factors in a Brazilian population of older elderly: the Bambuí Cohort Study of Aging (1997 and 2008)

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

Birth cohort differences in hypertension control in a Brazilian population of older elderly: the Bambuí Cohort Study of Aging (1997 and 2008)

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

Birth cohort differences in the use of medications in a Brazilian population of older elderly: the Bambuí Cohort Study of Aging (1997 and 2008)

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

CXCL9 and CXCL10 display an age-dependent profile in Chagas patients: a cohort study of aging in Bambui, Brazil

scientific article published on 11 May 2020

Chagas disease and mortality in old age as an emerging issue: 10 year follow-up of the Bambuí population-based cohort study (Brazil)

scholarly article by Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa et al published 19 November 2010 in International Journal of Cardiology

Chagas disease predicts 10-year stroke mortality in community-dwelling elderly: the Bambui cohort study of aging

article by Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa et al published November 2010 in Stroke Journal

Cognitive function among older adults: ELSI-Brazil results

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Cohort profile: the Bambui (Brazil) Cohort Study of Ageing

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Correlation and agreement between the Mini-mental State Examination and the Clock Drawing Test in older adults with low levels of schooling: the Bambuí Health Aging Study (BHAS).

scientific article published on 17 May 2007

Cost-related underuse of medications in older adults: ELSI-Brazil

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Diferenciais intra-urbanos de vulnerabilidade da população idosa

scientific article published on 01 December 2010

Differences in self-rated health among older adults according to socioeconomic circumstances: the Bambuí Health and Aging Study

scientific article published on 2 May 2005

Dyslipidemia and the risk of incident hypertension in a population of community-dwelling Brazilian elderly: the Bambuí Cohort Study of Aging

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

Energy expenditure through physical activity in a population of community-dwelling Brazilian elderly: cross-sectional evidences from the Bambuí Cohort Study of Aging

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

Erratum: Horizontal equity in health care utilization in Brazil, 1998-2008.

scientific article published on 13 November 2014

Estratégia Saúde da Família em comparação a outras fontes de atenção: indicadores de uso e qualidade dos serviços de saúde em Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil

scientific article published on 01 July 2013

Factors associated with the receipt of pensions among older adults: ELSI-Brazil

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Falls among Brazilian older adults living in urban areas: ELSI-Brazil

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Frailty profile in Brazilian older adults: ELSI-Brazil

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Functional performance and social relations among the elderly in Greater Metropolitan Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil: a population-based epidemiological study

scientific article published on May 2014

Health behaviors and preventive tests in adults with and without health insurance in Greater Metropolitan Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, 2003-2010

scientific article published on 3 April 2017

Horizontal equity in health care utilization in Brazil, 1998–2008

scientific article published on June 21, 2012

Hospitalizations among older adults: results from ELSI-Brazil

scientific article published on 25 October 2018

Inequalities in basic activities of daily living among older adults: ELSI-Brazil, 2015

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Influência de fatores estruturais e organizacionais no desempenho da atenção primária à saúde em Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil, na avaliação de gestores e enfermeiros

Intraurban differences in the use of ambulatory health services in a large brazilian city

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Life course and work ability among older adults: ELSI-Brazil

scientific article published on 25 October 2018

Lifestyle factors and multimorbidity among older adults (ELSI-Brazil)

scientific article published on 14 February 2020

Major Expansion Of Primary Care In Brazil Linked To Decline In Unnecessary Hospitalization

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Mudanças em dez anos das desigualdades sociais em saúde dos idosos brasileiros (1998-2008)

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Multimorbidity: The Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil)

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Nationwide vitamin D status in older Brazilian adults and its determinants: The Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI)

scientific article published on 11 August 2020

Norms for the mini-mental state examination: adjustment of the cut-off point in population-based studies (evidences from the Bambuí health aging study).

scientific article published in September 2008

Perceived neighborhood characteristics and the functional performance of elderly people in the Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Area, Minas Gerais State, Brazil: a quantile regression analysis

scientific article published on December 2016

Physical activity practice among older adults: results of the ELSI-Brazil

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Predictors of 10-year hospital use in a community-dwelling population of Brazilian elderly: the Bambuí Cohort Study of Aging

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Predictors of 10-year mortality in a population of community-dwelling Brazilian elderly: the Bambuí Cohort Study of Aging

scientific article published in January 2011

Prevalence of sleep complaints and associated factors in community-dwelling older people in Brazil: the Bambuí Health and Ageing Study (BHAS).

scientific article published in May 2002

Primary Care and the Hypertension Care Continuum in Brazil.

scientific article published in January 2018

Primary care and healthcare utilization among older Brazilians (ELSI-Brazil)

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Religiousness, social support and the use of antidepressants among the elderly: a population-based study

scientific article published in March 2018

Risk Score for Predicting 2-Year Mortality in Patients With Chagas Cardiomyopathy From Endemic Areas: SaMi-Trop Cohort Study

scientific article published on 11 March 2020

Satisfaction with physical and social surroundings and the habit of smoking cigarettes in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Brazil

scientific article published on July 2014

Satisfaction with the neighborhood environment and health in older elderly: cross-sectional evidence from the Bambuí Cohort Study of Aging

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

Screening for dependence in activities of daily living in the elderly: minimum set of questions

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Self-rated health compared with objectively measured health status as a tool for mortality risk screening in older adults: 10-year follow-up of the Bambuí Cohort Study of Aging

scientific article published on 21 December 2011

Social Inequalities on Selected Determinants of Active Aging and Health Status Indicators in a Large Brazilian City (2003-2010).

scientific article published on 30 June 2015

Social capital and under-utilization of medication for financial reasons among elderly women: evidence from two Brazilian health surveys

scientific article published on 01 December 2013

Tendências em dez anos das condições de saúde de idosos brasileiros: evidências da Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios (1998, 2003, 2008)

scientific article published on 01 September 2011

The Bambui Health and Aging Study (BHAS): a population-based cohort study of prevalence and factors associated with the needs of caregivers for the elderly

scientific article published on 28 January 2005

The Bambuí Cohort Study of Aging: methodology and health profile of participants at baseline

scientific article published in January 2011

The influence of primary care and hospital supply on ambulatory care-sensitive hospitalizations among adults in Brazil, 1999-2007

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Time trends and predictors of mortality from ill-defined causes in old age: 9 year follow-up of the Bambuí cohort study (Brazil).

scientific article published on March 2010

Trends in Primary Health Care-sensitive Conditions in Brazil

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Universal Health Coverage: Are Older Adults Being Left Behind? Evidence From Aging Cohorts In Twenty-Three Countries

scientific article published on 01 November 2020

Use of health services by diabetics with private health insurance compared to users of the Brazilian Unified National Health System in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

scientific article published on 20 October 2016

Who experiences discrimination in Brazil? Evidence from a large metropolitan region

scientific article published on 18 December 2012

[A population-based study on cost-related underuse of medicines by the elderly in Greater Metropolitan Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil]

scientific article published on 01 July 2009

[A population-based study on factors associated with functional disability among older adults in the Great Metropolitan Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil]

scientific article published on 01 June 2008

[A population-based study on factors associated with performance on the Mini-Mental State Examination in the elderly: the Bambuí Study]

scientific article published on 01 April 2009

[A population-based study on use of medication by the elderly in Greater Metropolitan Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil]

scientific article published on 01 December 2006

[A population-based study on use of medications by elderly Brazilians: the Bambuí Health and Aging Study (BHAS)]

scientific article published on 21 March 2005

[Ambulatory care sensitive hospitalizations: elaboration of Brazilian list as a tool for measuring health system performance (Project ICSAP--Brazil)]

scientific article published on 01 June 2009

[Bambuí Project: an evaluation of private, public and unionized dental services]

scientific article published on 01 April 2002

[Disability and use of health services by the elderly in Greater Metropolitan Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil: a population-based study]

scientific article published on 01 March 2014

[Factors associated with smoking cessation in two different adult populations (Bambuí and Belo Horizonte Projects)]

scientific article published on 01 June 2007

[Functional capacity in the elderly: analyzing questions on mobility and basic and instrumental activities of daily living using Item Response Theory]

scientific article published on 01 May 2015

[Health conditions and smoking among older adults in two communities in Brazil (The Bambuí and Belo Horizonte Health Surveys)]

scientific article published on 01 September 2006

[Hemoglobin level in older adults and the association with nutritional status and use of health services: the Bambuí Project]

scientific article published on 01 November 2012

[Influence of income on the association between cognitive impairment and polypharmacy: Bambuí Project]

scientific article published on 01 February 2008

[Nutritional aspects associated with chronic Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas 1909) infection among older adults: Bambuí Project]

scientific article published on 01 June 2013

[Physical activity and Framingham risk score in older adults: the Bambuí Health and Aging Study]

scientific article published on 01 October 2015

[Prevalence and factors associated with mammograms in the 50-69-year age group: a study based on the Brazilian National Household Sample Survey (PNAD-2003)]

scientific article published on 01 July 2007

[Prevalence and factors associated with self-medication: the Bambuí health survey]

scientific article published on 01 February 2002

[Self-rated oral health among Brazilian adults and older adults in Southeast Brazil: results from the SB-Brasil Project, 2003]

scientific article published on 07 July 2006

[Socio-demographic factors associated with dental services among Brazilian older adults: a study based on the National Household Sample Survey]

scientific article published on 01 September 2004

[The Bambui Health and Aging Study (BHAS): factors associated with awareness of hypertension among older adults]

scientific article published on 01 March 2004

[The Bambuí Health and Aging Study (BHAS): ways of thinking and acting among hypertensive older adults]

scientific article published on 29 July 2004

[The influence of proxy respondents on health perception among older adults: a study based on the Brazilian National Household Survey (1998, 2003) and the cohort study in Bambuí, Minas Gerais State, Brazil]

scientific article published on 01 August 2007

[The structure of self-rated health among older adults: the Bambuí health and ageing study (BHAS)]

scientific article published on 10 December 2004

[Trends in the use of dental services by elderly Brazilians and related socio-demographic factors based on the National Household Survey (1998 and 2003)]

scientific article published on 01 November 2007