Birth cohort differences in hypertension control in a Brazilian population of older elderly: the Bambuí cohort study of aging (1997 and 2008) Diferenças de coorte por nascimento no controle da hipertensão entre idosos mais velhos: estudo de coorte de idosos de Bambuí (1997 e 2008)

We examined for cohort differences in hypertension control between participants in the Bambuí Cohort Study of Aging of aging born 1916-1926 and 1927-1937. Participants included hypertensive elderly aged 71-81 at baseline (n = 313) and at 11th wave follow up (n = 484). Prevalence of hypertension awar...

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Main Authors: Josélia O. A. Firmo, Sérgio Viana Peixoto, Antônio Ignácio de Loyola Filho, Elizabeth Uchôa, Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2011-01-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2011001500013