The Bambuí Health and Aging Study (BHAS): factors associated with hospitalization of the elderly
This study aimed to identify factors associated with hospital admissions of the elderly. All residents of Bambuí, Minas Gerais State > or = 60 years (n = 1,742) were selected. Some 1,606 of these (92.2%) participated in the study. The dependent variable was the number of hospital admissions (no...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
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| Series: | Cadernos de Saúde Pública |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2001000600018&lng=en&tlng=en |