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qualifications: PhD
position: Professor
department: Postgraduate Program in Public Health
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.
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Original Research 26 August 2024
Prevalence and factors associated with probable sarcopenia in southern Brazil: a population-based study
Original Research 14 September 2023
Vulnerability among rural older adults in southern Brazil: population-based study
Original Research 23 February 2022
Aging in a rural area in southern Brazil: designing a prospective cohort study
Original Research 1 October 2020
Functional dependence among older adults: a cross-sectional study with a rural population of southern Brazil
Original Research 22 November 2019
Tobacco smoking prevalence and associated factors among the elderly in the rural area of Rio Grande/RS, Brazil
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