Multimorbidity and use of health services in the oldest old in Brazil

• Main Authors: Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo Francisco (Author), Daniela de Assumpção (Author), Aldiane Gomes de Macedo Bacurau (Author), Diego Salvador Muniz da Silva (Author), Deborah Carvalho Malta (Author), Flávia Silva Arbex Borim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Objective: To estimate the prevalence of multimorbidity in long-lived Brazilian individuals (age ≥80 years) and to associated it with the use of health services. Methods: Cross-sectional population-based study with data from the 2019 National Survey of Health (n=6,098). Frequencies of use o...