Prevalence of self-reported chronic diseases in individuals over the age of 40 in São Paulo, Brazil: the Platino study Prevalência de doenças crônicas autorrelatadas em indivíduos acima de 40 anos em São Paulo, Brasil: estudo Platino

• Main Authors: Andréa K. Carvalho (Author), Ana Maria B. Menezes (Author), Aquiles Camelier (Author), Fernanda Warken Rosa (Author), Oliver A. Nascimento (Author), Rogelio Perez-Padilla (Author), José R. Jardim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Few studies have been conducted to determine the prevalence of chronic diseases and its impact in individuals aged 40 years or over in Brazil. The objective of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of some common chronic diseases in the Brazilian subgroup assessed by the PLATINO study using a sel...