Life expectancy among elderly Brazilians in 2003 according to different levels of functional disability Expectativa de vida para idosos brasileiros em 2003, segundo diferentes níveis de incapacidade funcional
The aim of the present study was to estimate disability-free life expectancy for the Brazilian elderly in 2003, by gender and age, based on different concepts of functional disability. The Sullivan method is used to combine the period life tables from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statist...
Main Authors: | Mirela Castro Santos Camargos, Carla Jorge Machado, Roberto Nascimento Rodrigues |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
2008-04-01
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Series: | Cadernos de Saúde Pública |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2008000400015 |
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