Aging in a rural area in southern Brazil: designing a prospective cohort study

Prof Rodrigo Meucci

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: Professor

Epidemiologist, Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG), coordinator of the EpiRural Study – cohort of older adults in the rural area of Rio Grande, RS, Brazil. During his PhD, he investigated work related morbidities among tobacco farmers in southern Brazil.

Mr Cid Farias

qualifications: MSc

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting of manuscript

position: PhD Student

Dr Cristina Paludo

qualifications: MSc

contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision

position: PhD Student

Doutora e Mestre em Ciências da Saúde, Fisioterapeuta, Atua como fisioterapeuta na Prefeitura Municipal do Rio Grande, RS, Brasil.

Ms Giovanna Pagliaro

contribution: Critical revision

position: Undergraduate Student

Ms Mariane Soares

qualifications: MSc

contribution: Acquisition of data, Critical revision

position: PhD Student

Ms Simone De Lima

contribution: Critical revision, Critical revision

position: Undergraduate Student

Dr Tatiane Gonzalez

qualifications: MSc

contribution: Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: PhD Student

Ms Tchurle Hoffmann

contribution: Critical revision

position: Undergraduate Student