The perception of elderly riverside residents of the Amazon region: the empirical knowledge that comes from rivers

Abstract Objective: To study and identify the perception of elderly riverside people of the Amazon region regarding old age. Method: An exploratory, descriptive, qualitative study was performed. Data was collected through interviews with 14 elderly riverside residents of the city of Cametá, Pará...

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Main Authors: Rodolfo Gomes do Nascimento, Ronald de Oliveira Cardoso, Zeneide Nazaré Lima dos Santos, Denise da Silva Pinto, Celina Maria Colino Magalhães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) , Universidade Aberta a Terceira Idade (UnAti)
Series:Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232016000300429&lng=en&tlng=en