Functional disability of adults in Brazil: prevalence and associated factors

• Main Authors: Keitty Regina Cordeiro de Andrade (Author), Marcus Tolentino Silva (Author), Taís Freire Galvão (Author), Maurício Gomes Pereira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence and factors associated with functional disability in adults in Brazil. METHODS We used information from the health supplement of the National Household Sample Survey in 2008. The dependent variable was the functional disability among adults of 18 to 65 y...