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• Progression of aging in Mexico: The Mexican health and aging study (MHAS) 2012

  Wong, R., Michaels-Obregón, A., Palloni, A., Gutiérrez-Robledo, L. M., González-González, C., López-Ortega, M., Téllez-Rojo, M. M. & Mendoza-Alvarado, L. R., 2015, In: Salud publica de Mexico. 57, p. S79-S89

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

  Open Access

  • Mexico
  • Health
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Life Cycle Stages
  • Health Behavior
  19 Scopus citations

• Racial/Ethnic and Nativity Differences in Cognitive Life Expectancies among Older Adults in the United States

  Garcia, M. A., Downer, B., Chiu, C. T., Saenz, J. L., Rote, S. & Wong, R., Mar 14 2019, In: Gerontologist. 59, 2, p. 281-289 9 p.

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

  • Life Expectancy
  • Dementia
  • Hispanic Americans
  • African Continental Ancestry Group
  • European Continental Ancestry Group
  17 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

• Recent Returns from the United States : Health, wellbeing and vulnerability of older adults

  Riosmena, F., González-González, C. & Wong, R., 2012, In: Coyuntura Demográfica. 23, p. 1019-1026

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

• 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

• 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
  65 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 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

• The effect of educational attainment on cognition of older adults: results from the Mexican Health and Aging Study 2001 and 2012

  Díaz-Venegas, C., Samper-Ternent, R., Michaels-Obregón, A. & Wong, R., Nov 2 2019, In: Aging and Mental Health. 23, 11, p. 1586-1594 9 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Cognition
  • Health
  • Verbal Learning
  • Education
  • Mexico
  2 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

• The role of education in the association between race/ethnicity/nativity, cognitive impairment, and dementia among older adults in the United States

  Garcia, M. A., Saenz, J., Downer, B. & Wong, R., 2018, In: Demographic Research. 38, 1, p. 155-168 14 p.

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

  • cognitive impairment
  • dementia
  • ethnicity
  • education
  • telephone interview
  12 Scopus citations

• The Role of Education in the Relationship Between Age of Migration to the United States and Risk of Cognitive Impairment Among Older Mexican Americans

  Downer, B., Garcia, M. A., Saenz, J., Markides, K. S. & Wong, R., Jun 1 2018, In: Research on Aging. 40, 5, p. 411-431 21 p.

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

  • Mexican Americans
  • cognitive impairment
  • Cognitive Dysfunction
  • migration
  • Education
  13 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

• Transitions in activities of daily living in Mexico, 2001-2012

  Díaz-Venegas, C., De La Vega, S. & Wong, R., 2015, In: Salud publica de Mexico. 57, p. S54-S61

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

  Open Access

  • Mexico
  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Public Policy
  • Health Policy
  • Health
  6 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