Sociodemographic and Health Profile of the Elderly in the city of João Pessoa - PB

• Main Authors: Laryssa Dantas Dias (Author), Geraldo Eduardo Guedes de Brito (Author), Franklin Delano Soares Forte (Author), Kalina Menezes Brindeiro de Araújo (Author), Eleazar Marinho de Freitas Lucena (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de Fortaleza, 2012-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To explore the sociodemographic profile and physical health of elderly enrolled in Family Health Units (USF) in the city of João Pessoa - PB, Brazil, and the factors associated with self-reported diagnoses in this population. Methods: The sample consisted of 401 elderly aged 60 years or...