Cost-related underuse of medications in older adults: ELSI-Brazil

• Main Authors: Antônio Ignácio de Loyola Filho (Author), Josélia Oliveira Araújo Firmo (Author), Juliana Vaz de Melo Mambrini (Author), Sérgio Viana Peixoto (Author), Paulo Roberto Borges de Souza Junior (Author), Fabíola Bof de Andrade (Author), Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa (Author), Francisco de Assis Acúrcio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence and factors associated with cost-related underuse of medications in a nationally representative sample of Brazilians aged 50 years and over. METHODS Among the 9,412 participants of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil), 6,014 reported usi...