The influence of proxy respondents on health perception among older adults: A study based on the Brazilian National Household Survey (1998, 2003) and the cohort study in Bambuí, Minas Gerais State, Brazil;A influência de respondente substituto na percepção da saúde de idosos: Um estudo baseado na Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios (1998, 2003) e na coorte de Bambuí, Minas Gerais, Brasil

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Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1893-1902

  Lima Costa, Maria Fernanda ^a   Peixoto, Sérgio Viana ^a   Matos, Divane L ^a   Firmo, Josélia O A ^a   Uchôa, Elizabeth ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aged; Health of the elderly; Perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548839886     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2007000800016     Document Type: Article

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