Two-year follow-up study of elderly residents in S. Paulo, Brazil: methodology and preliminary results Estudo de seguimento por dois anos de idosos residentes em São Paulo, Brasil: metodologia e resultados preliminares

• Main Authors: Luiz R. Ramos (Author), João Toniolo N. (Author), Maysa S. Cendoroglo (Author), Jacqueline T. Garcia (Author), Myrian S. Najas (Author), Monica Perracini (Author), Cristina R. Paola (Author), Fania C. Santos (Author), Tereza Bilton (Author), Simone J. Ebel (Author), Maria B. M. Macedo (Author), Clineu M. Almada F. (Author), Fabio Nasri (Author), Roberto D. Miranda (Author), Marília Gonçalves (Author), Ana L. P. Santos (Author), Renato Fraietta (Author), Ismael Vivacqua N. (Author), Marcia L. M. Alves (Author), Eliete S. Tudisco (Author)
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• 出版: Universidade de São Paulo, 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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INTRODUCTION: Previous cross-sectional studies have shown a high prevalence of chronic disease and disability among the elderly. Given Brazil’s rapid aging process and the obvious consequences of the growing number of old people with chronic diseases and associated disabilities for the provision of...