Disability life expectancy for the elderly, city of São Paulo, Brazil, 2000: Gender and educational differences

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 455-463

  Camargos, Mirela Castro Santos ^a   Machado, Carla Jorge ^a   Do Nascimento Rodrigues, Roberto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYGIENE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAZIL; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33947286275     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932006001428     Document Type: Article

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