The Bambuí health and aging study (BHAS): Prevalence of risk factors and use of preventive health care services

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 219-227

  Lima Costa, M F ^a   Barreto, S M ^a   Uchoa E ^a   Firmo, J O A ^a   Vidigal, P G ^a   Guerra, H L ^a  

^a Nucleo de Estud em Epidemiol   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Disease control and prevention.; Health of the elderly; Health services; Health surveys; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; BRAZIL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING HABIT;

BRAZIL; MINAS GERAIS STATE;

EID: 0034978136     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892001000400003     Document Type: Article

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