Perceptions of social capital and cost-related non-adherence to medication among the elderly

The aim of this study was to examine the association between social capital and cost-related non-adherence (CRN) in an elderly population, using data from 1,134 respondents to the Greater Metropolitan Belo Horizonte Health Survey. CRN was lower for those elderly with a better perception of attachmen...

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Main Authors: Tatiana Chama Borges Luz, Antônio Ignácio de Loyola Filho, Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2011-02-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2011000200008&lng=en&tlng=en