PERCEPTIONS OF THE ELDERLY ABOUT CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS

• Main Authors: Cleusa Maria Richter (Author), Luiz Antonio Bettinelli (Author), Adriano Pasqualotti (Author), Paulo Ricardo Nazário Viecili (Author), Alacoque Lorenzini Erdmann (Author), Giovana Dorneles Callegaro Higashi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará, 2013-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A qualitative exploratory study that aimed to understand the perceptions of a group of elderly people on cardiovascularrisk factors. The study included 100 elderly of both sexes, of the city of Cruz Alta-RS, Brazil, 2009. Data collectionhappened through semi-structured interviews. From the thematic...