Socioeconomic position and health in a population of Brazilian elderly: the Bambuí Health and Aging Study (BHAS)

OBJECTIVE: Despite the vast scientific literature on the social determinants of health, there is still a debate on the extent to which this relationship remains in old age. The objective of this study was to examine the association between socioeconomic circumstances and health among older adults in...

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Main Authors: Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa, Sandhi M. Barreto, Josélia O.A. Firmo, Elizabeth Uchoa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2003-06-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892003000500007&lng=en&tlng=en