The Bambuí Health and Aging study (BHAS): prevalence of risk factors and use of preventive health care services

The Bambuí Health and Aging study (BHAS): prevalence of risk factors and use of preventive health care services

Objective. To describe, for the first time in Brazil, the prevalence of risk factors and the use of preventive health care services among adults 60 years and older. Methods. This population-based study was conducted during 1996-1997 in the state of Minas Gerais, in the town of Bambuí, which is locat...

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Main Authors: Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa, Sandhi M. Barreto, Elizabeth Uchôa, Josélia O. A. Firmo, Pedro G. Vidigal, Henrique L. Guerra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2001-04-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Health surveys
health of the elderly
risk factors
health services
disease control and prevention
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892001000400003&lng=en&tlng=en

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