J. Jaime Miranda

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J. JAIME MIRANDA, MD, MSc, PhD, FFPH, is Research Professor at the Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Director of CRONICAS Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, both at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) in Lima, Peru. His works brings together epidemiological and health policy aspects of chronic non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries with emphasis on obesity, hypertension, and diabetes. In Peru, he has established the PERU MIGRANT study, the CRONICAS Cohort study and led the CRASH-2 trial. Dr. Miranda is a Member of PLoS International Advisory Group, Councillor for Latin America & Caribbean of the International Epidemiological Association (2011-2014), Co-Chair of the Joint Technical Steering Committee of the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases. In 2012, he was elected as Fellow of Faculty of Public Health of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom. Dr. Miranda trained in medicine at UPCH and earned a PhD in epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (UK).

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A 'Polypill' aimed at preventing cardiovascular disease could prove highly cost-effective for use in Latin America DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0948
Chronic exposure to biomass fuel is associated with increased carotid artery intima-media thickness and a higher prevalence of atherosclerotic plaque DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303440
Major Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Latin America: A Comparison with the United States. The Latin American Consortium of Studies in Obesity (LASO) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054056
The "rule of halves" does not apply in Peru: Awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension and diabetes in rural, urban, and rural-to-urban migrants DOI: 10.1097/HPC.0b013e318285ef60
Addressing geographical variation in the progression of non-communicable diseases in Peru: The CRONICAS cohort study protocol DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000610
Conceptualising global health: Theoretical issues and their relevance for teaching DOI: 10.1186/1744-8603-8-36
Effect of rural-to-urban within-country migration on cardiovascular risk factors in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300599
Epidemiology in Latin America and the Caribbean: Current situation and challenges DOI: 10.1093/ije/dys017
Stated Preferences of Doctors for Choosing a Job in Rural Areas of Peru: A Discrete Choice Experiment DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050567
A1c as a diagnostic criteria for diabetes in low- and middle-income settings: Evidence from PERU DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018069
Differences in cardiovascular risk factors in rural, urban and rural-to-urban migrants in Peru DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2010.218537
Global response to non-communicable disease. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d3823
Rosiglitazone plus metformin to prevent type 2 diabetes mellitus DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61946-0
Cultural adaptation of birthing services in rural Ayacucho, Peru DOI: 10.2471/BLT.08.057794
Frequency of diarrhoea as a predictor of elevated blood pressure in children DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32831bc721
Mortality profiles in a country facing epidemiological transition: An analysis of registered data DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-47
Non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: Context, determinants and health policy DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02116.x
Noncommunicable diseases and injuries in Latin America and the Caribbean: Time for action DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030344

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