Prevalence and intensity of chronic pain and self-perceived health among elderly people: a population-based study

• Main Authors: Lilian Varanda Pereira (Author), Patrícia Pereira de Vasconcelos (Author), Layz Alves Ferreira Souza (Author), Gilberto de Araújo Pereira (Author), Adélia Yaeko Kyosen Nakatani (Author), Maria Márcia Bachion (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: to identify the prevalence and intensity of chronic pain among elderly people of the community and to analyze associations with the self-perceived health status.METHOD: cross-sectional study with a populational sample (n=934), conducted through household interviews in the city of Goiânia...