Structural and functional aspects of social support for the elderly in the city of São Paulo, Brazil;Aspectos estruturais e funcionais do apoio social de idosos do Município de São Paulo, Brasil

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2982-2992

  Rosa, Tereza Etsuko Da Costa ^a   Benício, Maria Helena D'Aquino ^b   Alves, Maria Cecília Goi Porto ^a   Lebrão, Maria Lúcia ^b  

^a Secretaria de Estado da Saude de Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aged; Social conditions; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849044640     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2007001200019     Document Type: Article

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