Factors associated with functional disability of elderly in Brazil: a multilevel analysis

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 468-478

  Alves, Luciana Correia ^a   Leite, Iúri da Costa ^a   Machado, Carla Jorge ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aged; Cross Sectional Studies; Frail Elderly; Functional Capacity; Health of the Elderly; Multilevel Analysis; Quality of Life; Socioeconomic Factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955372526     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102010005000009     Document Type: Article

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