Hospitalization in older adults: association with multimorbidity, primary health care and private health plan

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Evaluate the association of multimorbidity, primary health care model and possession of a private health plan with hospitalization. METHODS A population-based cross-sectional study with 1,593 elderly individuals (60 years old or older) living in the urban area of the city of B...

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Main Authors: Bruno Pereira Nunes, Mariangela Uhlmann Soares, Louriele Soares Wachs, Pâmela Moraes Volz, Mirelle de Oliveira Saes, Suele Manjourany Silva Duro, Elaine Thumé, Luiz Augusto Facchini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102017000100234&lng=en&tlng=en