Access to continued-use medication among older adults, Brazil

• Main Authors: Karynna Pimentel Viana (Author), Alexandre dos Santos Brito (Author), Claudia Soares Rodrigues (Author), Ronir Raggio Luiz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence and associated access factors for all continued-use prescription drugs and the ways in which they can be obtained. METHODS Data was obtained from the 2008 Household National Survey. The sample comprised 27,333 individuals above 60 years who reported that they us...