Cohort study of ageing from Bagé (SIGa-Bagé), Brazil: profile and methodology

• Main Authors: Elaine Thumé (Author), Marciane Kessler (Author), Karla P. Machado (Author), Bruno P. Nunes (Author), Pamela M. Volz (Author), Louriele S. Wachs (Author), Mariangela U. Soares (Author), Mirelle O. Saes (Author), Suele M. Duro (Author), Alitéia Santiago Dilélio (Author), Luiz A. Facchini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The Bagé Cohort Study of Ageing is a population-based cohort study that has recently completed the first follow-up of a representative sample of older adults from Bagé, a city with more than 100,000 inhabitants located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. This is one of t...