Anthropometry of elderly residents in the city of São Paulo, Brazil Antropometria em idosos no Município de São Paulo, Brasil

The article presents gender and age-specific selected anthropometric data for a representative sample of elderly Brazilians in the city of São Paulo. This was a cross-sectional, population-based household survey. A total of 1,894 older adults (men and women, > 60 years) were examined from January...

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Main Authors: Aline R. Barbosa, José M. P. Souza, Maria L. Lebrão, Ruy Laurenti, Maria de Fátima N. Marucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2005-12-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2005000600043