Family structure and its impacts on the restrictions of self-perception of elderly health levels in Brazil

Abstract The aim of the article is to investigate the impacts of co-residence over spouce and\or children on self-perceived health among Brazilian elderly. The database used was the health supplement of the National Sample Survey of Households (PNAD) conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography...

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Main Authors: Mércia Santos da Cruz, Jair Andrade Araujo, Adriano Nascimento da Paixão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva
Series:Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-81232018000802751&lng=en&tlng=en