A population based study on health conditions associated with the use of benzodiazepines among older adults (The Bambuí Health and Aging Study) Estudo de base populacional sobre condições de saúde associadas ao uso de benzodiazepínicos em idosos (Projeto Bambuí)

• Main Authors: Jussara Mendonça Alvarenga (Author), Antônio Ignácio de Loyola Filho (Author), Josélia Oliveira Araújo Firmo (Author), Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa (Author), Elizabeth Uchoa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2009-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to assess the health conditions and use of health services among elderly users of benzodiazepines. The study was carried out in the city of Bambuí in Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Of 1,742 inhabitants aged over 60, 1,419 participated in the study. Information about benzodiaz...