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• 2013

  Childhood Poverty and Depressive Symptoms for Older Adults in Mexico: A Life-Course Analysis

  Torres, J. M. & Wong, R., Sep 2013, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. 28, 3, p. 317-337 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Poverty
  • Mexico
  • poverty
  • childhood
  • Depression
  14 Scopus citations

• Financing Health in Latin America, Volume 1: Household Spending and Impoverishment: Global Health Initiative

  Knaul, F., Wong, R. & Arreola, H., 2013, Harvard University Press.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

• Migrant Health Vulnarability through the Migration Process

  Salgado, N., Riosmena, F., Gonzalez-Block, M. A. & Wong, R., 2013, Binational Study of Migration and Health.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Migration Selection, Protection, and Acculturation in Health: A Binational Perspective on Older Adults

  Riosmena, F., Wong, R. & Palloni, A., Jun 2013, In: Demography. 50, 3, p. 1039-1064 26 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • acculturation
  • migration
  • hypertension
  • health
  • emigration
  128 Scopus citations

• Rural-Urban Differences in Health Services Utilization in the US-Mexico Border Region

  Su, D., Pratt, W., Salinas, J., Wong, R. & Pagán, J. A., Mar 1 2013, In: Journal of Rural Health. 29, 2, p. 215-223 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Facilities and Services Utilization
  • Mexico
  • Health Services
  • Emigration and Immigration
  • Inpatients
  12 Scopus citations
• 2014

  Does the Hispanic Paradox in U.S. Adult Mortality Extend to Disability?

  Hayward, M. D., Hummer, R. A., Chiu, C. T., González-González, C. & Wong, R., Jan 2014, In: Population Research and Policy Review. 33, 1, p. 81-96 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • disability
  • mortality
  • life expectancy
  • document
  • life table
  68 Scopus citations

• Modeling old-age wealth with endogenous early-life outcomes: The case of Mexico

  DeGraff, D. S. & Wong, R., Apr 2014, In: Journal of the Economics of Ageing. 3, p. 58-70 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Old Age
  • old age
  • Endogeneity
  • Mexico
  • Modeling
  3 Scopus citations

• Mortality inequality among older adults in Mexico: The combined role of infectious and chronic diseases

  González-González, C., Samper-Ternent, R., Wong, R. & Palloni, A., Feb 2014, In: Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health. 35, 2, p. 89-95 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mexico
  • Communicable Diseases
  • Chronic Disease
  • Mortality
  • Life Expectancy
  6 Scopus citations

• Population Aging in Mexico: Un Balance del Cambio Demográfico

  Wong, R., Gonzalez, C. & Lopez-Ortega, M., 2014, Los Mexicanos: Un Balance del Cambio Demográfico. Rabell, C. (ed.). Mexico: Fondo de Cultura Economica

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Prevalence and associated factors of sarcopenia among elderly in Brazil: Findings from the sabe study

  Alexandre, T. D. S., Duarte, Y. A. D. O., Santos, J. L. F., Wong, R. & Lebrão, M. L., Mar 2014, In: Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging. 18, 3, p. 284-290 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Sarcopenia
  • Brazil
  • Elderly
  • Physical Functional Performance
  • Muscle Strength
  72 Scopus citations

• Prevalence and factors associated with frailty among Peruvian older adults

  Runzer-Colmenares, F. M., Samper-Ternent, R., Al Snih, S., Ottenbacher, K. J., Parodi, J. F. & Wong, R., Jan 2014, In: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 58, 1, p. 69-73 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Frailty
  • Veterans
  • navy
  • Geriatrics
  • geriatrics
  37 Scopus citations

• Sarcopenia according to the European working group on Sarcopenia in older people (EWGSOP) versus dynapenia as a risk factor for disability in the elderly

  Da Silva Alexandre, T., De Oliveira Duarte, Y. A., Ferreira Santos, J. L., Wong, R. & Lebrão, M. L., May 2014, In: Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging. 18, 5, p. 547-553 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Sarcopenia
  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Elderly
  • Physical Functional Performance
  • Muscle Strength
  66 Scopus citations

• Sarcopenia according to the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) versus dynapenia as a risk factor for mortality in the elderly

  Alexandre, T. D. S., Duarte, Y. A. D. O., Santos, J. L. F., Wong, R. & Lebrão, M. L., 2014, In: The journal of nutrition, health & aging. 18, 8, p. 751-756 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Sarcopenia
  • Elderly
  • Mortality
  • Physical Functional Performance
  • Muscle Strength

• Sarcopenia according to the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) versus dynapenia as a risk factor for mortality in the elderly

  Alexandre, T. D. S., Duarte, Y. A. D. O., Santos, J. L. F., Wong, R. & Lebrao, M. L., Nov 18 2014, In: Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging. 18, 8, p. 751-756 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Sarcopenia
  • Elderly
  • Mortality
  • Physical Functional Performance
  • Muscle Strength
  66 Scopus citations

• Uninsurance, underinsurance, and health care utilization in Mexico by US border residents

  Su, D., Pratt, W., Stimpson, J. P., Wong, R. & Pagán, J. A., Aug 2014, In: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 16, 4, p. 607-612 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • Mexico
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Health Insurance
  • Health Services
  12 Scopus citations
• 2016

  A Late Life Risk Index for Severe Cognitive Impairment in Mexico

  Downer, B., Veeranki, S. P. & Wong, R., Apr 26 2016, In: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 52, 1, p. 191-203 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mexico
  • Cognitive Dysfunction
  • Dementia
  • Health
  • Income
  4 Scopus citations

• Educational Gradients and Pathways of Disability Onset Among Older Mexicans

  Saenz, J. L. & Wong, R., Apr 1 2016, In: Research on Aging. 38, 3, p. 299-321 23 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • disability
  • Health
  • health
  • Parturition
  • Education
  6 Scopus citations

• Introduction to Special Issue

  Wong, R., Angel, J. L. & Riosmena, F., Apr 1 2016, In: Research on Aging. 38, 3, p. 259-262 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

• Muscle Weakness Is Associated With Diabetes in Older Mexicans: The Mexican Health and Aging Study

  Peterson, M. D., McGrath, R., Zhang, P., Markides, K. S., Al Snih, S. & Wong, R., Oct 1 2016, In: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 17, 10, p. 933-938 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Muscle Weakness
  • Hand Strength
  • Health
  • Waist Circumference
  • Hand
  20 Scopus citations

• Prediabetes, undiagnosed diabetes, and diabetes among Mexican adults: Findings from the Mexican Health and Aging Study

  Kumar, A., Wong, R., Ottenbacher, K. J. & Al Snih, S., Mar 1 2016, In: Annals of Epidemiology. 26, 3, p. 163-170 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Prediabetic State
  • Confidence Intervals
  • Health
  • Cholesterol
  • Waist-Hip Ratio
  19 Scopus citations

• Racial and ethnic differences in cognitive function among older adults in the USA

  Díaz-Venegas, C., Downer, B., Langa, K. M. & Wong, R., Sep 1 2016, In: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 31, 9, p. 1004-1012 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Cognition
  • Hispanic Americans
  • Education
  • Age Groups
  • Retirement
  38 Scopus citations

• Self-Reported Health and Functional Characteristics of Mexican and Mexican American Adults Aged 80 and over

  Downer, B., Chen, N. W., Wong, R. & Markides, K. S., Oct 1 2016, In: Journal of aging and health. 28, 7, p. 1239-1255 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mexican Americans
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Health
  • Hispanic Americans
  • health
  5 Scopus citations

• SES Gradients Among Mexicans in the United States and in Mexico: A New Twist to the Hispanic Paradox?

  Beltrán-Sánchez, H., Palloni, A., Riosmena, F. & Wong, R., Oct 1 2016, In: Demography. 53, 5, p. 1555-1581 27 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mexico
  • social status
  • migrant
  • health
  • experience
  13 Scopus citations

• The Effect of Undiagnosed Diabetes on the Association between Self-Reported Diabetes and Cognitive Impairment among Older Mexican Adults

  Downer, B., Kumar, A., Mehta, H., Al Snih, S. & Wong, R., Nov 1 2016, In: American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias. 31, 7, p. 564-569 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Cognitive Dysfunction
  • Logistic Models
  • Odds Ratio
  • Confidence Intervals
  • Health
  3 Scopus citations

• The progression of disability among older adults in Mexico

  Díaz-Venegas, C., Reistetter, T. A., Wang, C. Y. & Wong, R., Sep 24 2016, In: Disability and Rehabilitation. 38, 20, p. 2016-2027 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mexico
  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Developing Countries
  • Disability Studies
  • Mobility Limitation
  7 Scopus citations

• Trajectories of limitations in activities of daily living among older adults in Mexico, 2001-2012

  Díaz-Venegas, C. & Wong, R., Jul 1 2016, In: Disability and Health Journal. 9, 3, p. 524-532 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mexico
  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Elderly
  • Education
  • Public Policy
  8 Scopus citations
• 2017

  Arthritis and Risk of Cognitive and Functional Impairment in Older Mexican Adults

  Veeranki, S. P., Downer, B., Jupiter, D. & Wong, R., Apr 1 2017, In: Journal of aging and health. 29, 3, p. 454-473 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • functional impairment
  • cognitive impairment
  • dementia
  • Arthritis
  • Cognitive Dysfunction
  4 Scopus citations

• Association between obesity and serum 25(OH)D concentrations in older Mexican adults

  Rontoyanni, V. G., Avila, J. C., Kaul, S., Wong, R. & Veeranki, S. P., Feb 1 2017, In: Nutrients. 9, 2, 97.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • obesity
  • Overweight
  • Obesity
  • confidence interval
  • Serum
  7 Scopus citations

• Association of arthritis and vitamin D insufficiency with physical disability in Mexican older adults: findings from the Mexican Health and Aging Study

  Valderrama-Hinds, L. M., Al Snih, S., Rodriguez, M. A. & Wong, R., Apr 1 2017, In: Rheumatology International. 37, 4, p. 607-616 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Vitamin D
  • Arthritis
  • Health
  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Extremities
  5 Scopus citations

• Cohort profile: The Mexican Health and aging study (MHAS)

  Wong, R., Michaels-Obregon, A. & Palloni, A., Apr 1 2017, In: International journal of epidemiology. 46, 2, e2.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Health
  • Retirement
  • Mexico
  • Documentation
  • Information Storage and Retrieval
  78 Scopus citations

• Development and validation of a 10-year mortality prediction model: Meta-analysis of individual participant data from five cohorts of older adults in developed and developing countries

  Suemoto, C. K., Ueda, P., Beltrán-Sánchez, H., Lebrão, M. L., Duarte, Y. A., Wong, R. & Danaei, G., Mar 1 2017, In: Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 72, 3, p. 410-416 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Developed Countries
  • Developing Countries
  • Meta-Analysis
  • Mortality
  • Retirement
  19 Scopus citations

• Family size and old-age wellbeing: Effects of the fertility transition in Mexico

  Díaz-Venegas, C., Sáenz, J. L. & Wong, R., Mar 1 2017, In: Ageing and Society. 37, 3, p. 495-516 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Fertility Transition
  • Old Age
  • Cohort
  • family size
  • Mexico
  4 Scopus citations

• How the Growing Gap in Life Expectancy May Affect Retirement Benefits and Reforms

  Auerbach, A. J., Charles, K. K., Coile, C. C., Gale, W., Goldman, D., Lee, R., Lucas, C. M., Orszag, P. R., Sheiner, L. M., Tysinger, B., Weil, D. N., Wolfers, J. & Wong, R., Jul 1 2017, In: Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice. 42, 3, p. 475-499 25 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Life Expectancy
  • Retirement
  • Income Distribution
  • Social Security Reform
  • Birth Cohort
  10 Scopus citations

• Preventive services use among female survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer

  Avila, J. C., Kuo, Y. F., Rodriguez, A. M., Wong, R. & Kaul, S., 2017, In: Journal of Cancer Survivorship. 11, p. 167-174 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Survivors
  • Young Adult
  • Tooth
  • Odds Ratio
  • Blood Pressure
  4 Scopus citations

• Projecting diabetes prevalence among Mexicans aged 50 years and older: The Future Elderly Model-Mexico (FEM-Mexico)

  Gonzalez-Gonzalez, C., Tysinger, B., Goldman, D. P. & Wong, R., Oct 1 2017, In: BMJ open. 7, 10, e017330.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mexico
  • Elderly
  • Health
  • Incidence
  • Population
  8 Scopus citations
• 2018

  Age of Migration Differentials in Life Expectancy with Cognitive Impairment: 20-Year Findings from the Hispanic-EPESE

  Garcia, M. A., Saenz, J. L., Downer, B., Chiu, C. T., Rote, S. & Wong, R., Sep 14 2018, In: Gerontologist. 58, 5, p. 894-903 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Life Expectancy
  • Hispanic Americans
  • Cognitive Dysfunction
  • Southwestern United States
  • Mexican Americans
  11 Scopus citations

• Chronic comorbidities and cervical cancer screening and adherence among US-born and foreign-born women

  Cofie, L., Hirth, J. M. & Wong, R., Jan 1 2018, (Accepted/In press) In: Cancer Causes and Control.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Early Detection of Cancer
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
  • Comorbidity
  • Papanicolaou Test
  • Obesity
  1 Scopus citations

• Cognition and Context: Rural–Urban Differences in Cognitive Aging Among Older Mexican Adults

  Saenz, J. L., Downer, B., Garcia, M. A. & Wong, R., Jul 1 2018, In: Journal of aging and health. 30, 6, p. 965-986 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Cognitive Aging
  • rural area
  • cognition
  • Cognition
  • community size
  11 Scopus citations

• Cognitive functioning of U.S. adults by race and Hispanic origin

  Diaz-Venegas, C., Downer, B., Langa, K. M. & Wong, R., Sep 22 2018, Contextualizing Health and Aging in the Americas: Effects of Space, Time and Place. Springer International Publishing, p. 85-107 23 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • dementia
  • Hispanic Americans
  • evidence
  • country of origin
  • retirement
  3 Scopus citations

• Cross-national health comparisons using the Rasch model: findings from the 2012 US Health and Retirement Study and the 2012 Mexican Health and Aging Study

  Hong, I., Reistetter, T. A., Díaz-Venegas, C., Michaels-Obregon, A. & Wong, R., Sep 1 2018, In: Quality of Life Research. 27, 9, p. 2431-2441 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Retirement
  • Health
  • Arthritis
  • Mexican Americans
  • Population
  2 Scopus citations

• Differences in the Progression of Disability: A U.S.-Mexico Comparison

  Díaz-Venegas, C., Reistetter, T. A. & Wong, R., Jun 14 2018, In: Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 73, 5, p. 913-922 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mexico
  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Mobility Limitation
  • Retirement
  • disability
  5 Scopus citations

• Dynamics of Economic Security Among the Aging in Mexico: 2001–2012

  DeGraff, D. S., Wong, R. & Orozco-Rocha, K., Feb 1 2018, In: Population Research and Policy Review. 37, 1, p. 59-90 32 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • income
  • Mexico
  • assets
  • economics
  • developing country
  2 Scopus citations

• Efecto del Seguro Popular de Salud sobre los gastos catastróficos y empobrecedores en México, 2004-2012

  Knaul, F. M., Arreola-Ornelas, H., Wong, R., Lugo-Palacios, D. G. & Méndez-Carniado, O., 2018, In: Salud publica de Mexico. 60, 2, p. 130-140 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mexico
  • Health Expenditures
  • Geography
  • Propensity Score
  • Health Insurance
  8 Scopus citations

• Falls in mexican older adults aged 60 years and older

  Valderrama-Hinds, L. M., Snih, S. A., Chen, N. W., Rodriguez, M. A. & Wong, R., Nov 2018, In: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 30, 11, p. 1345-1351 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Accidental Falls
  • Vertigo
  • Urinary Incontinence
  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Health Care Costs
  5 Scopus citations

• Health Insurance and the Aging: Evidence From the Seguro Popular Program in Mexico

  Parker, S. W., Saenz, J. & Wong, R., Feb 1 2018, In: Demography. 55, 1, p. 361-386 26 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • health insurance
  • Mexico
  • rural area
  • health service
  • evidence
  6 Scopus citations

• HPV Vaccination Among Foreign-Born Women: Examining the National Health Interview Survey 2013–2015

  Cofie, L. E., Hirth, J. M., Guo, F., Berenson, A. B., Markides, K. & Wong, R., Jan 2018, In: American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 54, 1, p. 20-27 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Health Surveys
  • Vaccination
  • Interviews
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines
  • Health Insurance
  8 Scopus citations

• Indoor air pollution and cognitive function among older Mexican adults

  Saenz, J. L., Wong, R. & Ailshire, J. A., Jan 2018, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 72, 1, p. 21-26 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Indoor Air Pollution
  • Cognition
  • Coal
  • Cooking
  • Mexico
  14 Scopus citations

• Lifetime Socioeconomic Status and Late-life Health Trajectories: Longitudinal Results from the Mexican Health and Aging Study

  Torres, J. M., Rizzo, S. & Wong, R., Jan 11 2018, In: Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 73, 2, p. 349-360 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Social Class
  • social status
  • Health
  • health
  • Mexico
  6 Scopus citations

• Longitudinal associations between having an adult child migrant and depressive symptoms among older adults in the mexican health and aging study

  Torres, J. M., Rudolph, K. E., Sofrygin, O., Maria Glymour, M. & Wong, R., Oct 1 2018, In: International journal of epidemiology. 47, 5, p. 1432-1442 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Adult Children
  • Depression
  • Health
  • Child
  • Mental Health
  3 Scopus citations

• The effect of adult children living in the United States on the likelihood of cognitive impairment for older parents living in Mexico

  Downer, B., González-González, C., Goldman, N., Pebley, A. R. & Wong, R., Jan 2 2018, In: Ethnicity and Health. 23, 1, p. 57-71 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Cognitive Impairment
  • Adult Children
  • cognitive impairment
  • Mexico
  • Cognitive Dysfunction
  5 Scopus citations