Health-related quality of life in Brazilian community-dwelling and institutionalized elderly: Comparison between genders

SUMMARY Objective To compare the health-related quality of life (HRQL) indicators between institutionalized and community-dwelling elderly men and women. Method This was a cross-sectional study with a sample of 496 elderly men and women, surveyed by researchers at a private hospital that attends i...

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Main Authors: GABRIEL GRIZZO CUCATO, RAPHAEL MENDES RITTI-DIAS, MAYSA SEABRA CENDOROGLO, JOSÉ MARIA MALUF DE CARVALHO, FÁBIO NASRI, MARIA LUIZA MONTEIRO COSTA, LUCIANA DINIZ NAGEM JANOT DE MATOS, FÁBIO GAZELATO DE MELLO FRANCO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302016000900848&lng=en&tlng=en