Alcohol use and falls among the elderly in Metropolitan São Paulo, Brazil Consumo de álcool e ocorrência de quedas entre idosos na Região Metropolitana de São Paulo, Brasil

• Main Authors: Maria Cristina Pereira Lima (Author), Maria Odete Simão (Author), Janaina Barbosa de Oliveira (Author), Mariana Braga Cavariani (Author), Adriana Marcassa Tucci (Author), Florence Kerr-Correa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The objectives of this study are to identify the pattern of alcohol use among the elderly and to analyze its association with falls. A population-based survey was conducted in a sample of Metropolitan São Paulo, Brazil, using the GENACIS questionnaire, Gender, Alcohol and Culture: An International...