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2015
González HM, Tarraf W, Gouskova N, Gallo LC, Penedo FJ, Davis SM, Lipton RB, Arguelles W, Choca JP, Catellier DJ et al..  2015.  Neurocognitive function among middle-aged and older Hispanic/Latinos: results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.. Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 30(1):68-77.
Ramos AR, Tarraf W, Rundek T, Redline S, Wohlgemuth WK, Loredo JS, Sacco RL, Lee DJ, Arens R, Lazalde P et al..  2015.  Obstructive sleep apnea and neurocognitive function in a Hispanic/Latino population.. Neurology. 84(4):391-8.
2016
González HM, Tarraf W, Rodriguez CJ, Gallo LC, Sacco RL, Talavera GA, Heiss G, Kizer JR, Hernandez R, Davis S et al..  2016.  Cardiovascular health among diverse Hispanics/Latinos: Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) results.. Am Heart J. 176:134-44.
González HM, Tarraf W, Gouskova N, Rodriguez CJ, Rundek T, Grober E, Pirzada A, Gonzalez P, Lutsey PL, Camacho A et al..  2016.  Life's Simple 7's Cardiovascular Health Metrics are Associated with Hispanic/Latino Neurocognitive Function: HCHS/SOL Results.. J Alzheimers Dis. 53(3):955-65.
Kershaw KN, Giacinto REspinoza, Gonzalez F, Isasi CR, Salgado H, Stamler J, Talavera GA, Tarraf W, Van Horn L, Wu D et al..  2016.  Relationships of nativity and length of residence in the U.S. with favorable cardiovascular health among Hispanics/Latinos: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL).. Prev Med. 89:84-89.
Ramos AR, Tarraf W, Daviglus M, Davis S, Gallo LC, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Penedo FJ, Redline S, Rundek T, Sacco RL et al..  2016.  Sleep Duration and Neurocognitive Function in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.. Sleep. 39(10):1843-1851.
2017
Tarraf W, Rodriguez CJ, Daviglus ML, Lamar M, Schneiderman N, Gallo L, Talavera GA, Kaplan RC, Fornage M, Conceicao A et al..  2017.  Blood Pressure and Hispanic/Latino Cognitive Function: Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Results.. J Alzheimers Dis. 59(1):31-42.
Lamar M, Wu D, Durazo-Arvizu RA, Brickman AM, González HM, Tarraf W, Daviglus ML.  2017.  Cognitive Associates of Current and More Intensive Control of Hypertension: Findings From the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.. Am J Hypertens. 30(6):624-631.
Vásquez E, Strizich G, Isasi CR, Echeverria SE, Sotres-Alvarez D, Evenson KR, Gellman MD, Palta P, Qi Q, Lamar M et al..  2017.  Is there a relationship between accelerometer-assessed physical activity and sedentary behavior and cognitive function in US Hispanic/Latino adults? The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). Prev Med. 103:43-48.
2018
Tarraf W, Criqui MH, Allison MA, Wright CB, Fornage M, Daviglus M, Kaplan RC, Davis S, Conceicao AS, González HM.  2018.  Ankle brachial index and cognitive function among Hispanics/Latinos: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.. Atherosclerosis. 271:61-69.
Camacho A, Tarraf W, Jimenez DE, Gallo LC, Gonzalez P, Kaplan RC, Lamar M, Khambaty T, Thyagarajan B, Perreira KM et al..  2018.  Anxious Depression and Neurocognition among Middle-Aged and Older Hispanic/Latino Adults: Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) Results.. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 26(2):238-249.
González HM, Tarraf W, Jian X, Vásquez PM, Kaplan R, Thyagarajan B, Daviglus M, Lamar M, Gallo LC, Zeng D et al..  2018.  Apolipoprotein E genotypes among diverse middle-aged and older Latinos: Study of Latinos-Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging results (HCHS/SOL).. Sci Rep. 8(1):17578.
Almahmoud MFaher, González HM, Swett K, Tarraf W, Schneiderman N, Kansal MM, Lamar M, Talavera GA, Rodriguez CJ.  2018.  Association of Cardiac Structure and Function With Neurocognition in Hispanics/Latinos: The Echocardiographic Study of Latinos.. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2(2):165-175.
Hernandez R, González HM, Tarraf W, Moskowitz JT, Carnethon MR, Gallo LC, Penedo FJ, Isasi CR, Ruiz JManuel, Arguelles W et al..  2018.  Association of dispositional optimism with Life's Simple 7's Cardiovascular Health Index: results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) Sociocultural Ancillary Study (SCAS).. BMJ Open. 8(3):e019434.
Casagrande SStark, Menke A, Avilés-Santa L, Gallo LC, Daviglus ML, Talavera GA, Castañeda SF, Perreira K, Loop MShane, Tarraf W et al..  2018.  Factors associated with undiagnosed diabetes among adults with diabetes: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL).. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 146:258-266.
González HM, Tarraf W, Vásquez P, Sanderlin AH, Rosenberg NI, Davis S, Rodriguez CJ, Gallo LC, Thyagarajan B, Daviglus M et al..  2018.  Metabolic Syndrome and Neurocognition Among Diverse Middle-Aged and Older Hispanics/Latinos: HCHS/SOL Results.. Diabetes Care. 41(7):1501-1509.
2019
Ross J, Hua S, Perreira KM, Hanna DB, Castañeda SF, Gallo LC, Penedo FJ, Tarraf W, Hernandez R, Potler NVega et al..  2019.  Association between immigration status and anxiety, depression, and use of anxiolytic and antidepressant medications in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.. Ann Epidemiol. 37:17-23.e3.
Bulka CM, Daviglus ML, Persky VW, Durazo-Arvizu RA, Lash JP, Elfassy T, Lee DJ, Ramos AR, Tarraf W, Argos M.  2019.  Association of occupational exposures with cardiovascular disease among US Hispanics/Latinos.. Heart. 105(6):439-448.
Lamar M, Durazo-Arvizu RA, Sachdeva S, Pirzada A, Perreira KM, Rundek T, Gallo LC, Grober E, DeCarli C, Lipton RB et al..  2019.  Cardiovascular disease risk factor burden and cognition: Implications of ethnic diversity within the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.. PLoS One. 14(4):e0215378.
Vásquez PM, Tarraf W, Doza A, Marquine MJ, Perreira KM, Schneiderman N, Zeng D, Cai J, Isasi CR, Daviglus ML et al..  2019.  The cross-sectional association of cognitive stimulation factors and cognitive function among Latino adults in Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL).. Alzheimers Dement (N Y). 5:533-541.
Vásquez PM, Durazo-Arvizu RA, Marquez DX, Argos M, Lamar M, Odoms-Young A, Wu D, González HM, Tarraf W, Sotres-Alvarez D et al..  2019.  Moderate-vigorous physical activity and health-related quality of life among Hispanic/Latino adults in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL).. J Patient Rep Outcomes. 3(1):45.
Elfassy T, Aiello AE, Schneiderman N, Haan MN, Tarraf W, González HM, Gellman M, Florez HJ, Luchsinger JA, Wright CB et al..  2019.  Relation of Diabetes to Cognitive Function in Hispanics/Latinos of Diverse Backgrounds in the United States.. J Aging Health. 31(7):1155-1171.
González HM, Tarraf W, Fornage M, González KA, Chai A, Youngblood M, Abreu Mde Los Ang, Zeng D, Thomas S, Talavera GA et al..  2019.  A research framework for cognitive aging and Alzheimer's disease among diverse US Latinos: Design and implementation of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos-Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging (SOL-INCA).. Alzheimers Dement. 15(12):1624-1632.
Sofer T, Emery L, Jain D, Ellis AM, Laurie CC, Allison MA, Lee J, Kurniansyah N, Kerr KF, González HM et al..  2019.  Variants Associated with the Ankle Brachial Index Differ by Hispanic/Latino Ethnic Group: a genome-wide association study in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.. Sci Rep. 9(1):11410.
2020
Estrella ML, Durazo-Arvizu RA, Gallo LC, Isasi CR, Perreira KM, Vu T-HT, Vásquez E, Sachdeva S, Zeng D, Llabre MM et al..  2020.  Associations between perceived neighborhood environment and cognitive function among middle-aged and older women and men: Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study.. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 55(6):685-696.

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