Effect of eliminating chronic diseases among elderly individuals

• Main Authors: Alessandro Goncalves Campolina (Author), Fernando Adami (Author), Jair Licio Ferreira Santos (Author), Maria Lucia Lebrao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2013-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the elimination of certain chronic diseases is capable of leading to the compression of morbidity among elderly individuals. METHODS: A population-based, cross-sectional study was carried out with official data for the city of Sao Paulo, Southeastern Brazil in 2000 an...