Alcohol use and falls among the elderly in Metropolitan São Paulo, Brazil Consumo de álcool e ocorrência de quedas entre idosos na Região Metropolitana de São Paulo, Brasil

The objectives of this study are to identify the pattern of alcohol use among the elderly and to analyze its association with falls. A population-based survey was conducted in a sample of Metropolitan São Paulo, Brazil, using the GENACIS questionnaire, Gender, Alcohol and Culture: An International S...

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Main Authors: Maria Cristina Pereira Lima, Maria Odete Simão, Janaina Barbosa de Oliveira, Mariana Braga Cavariani, Adriana Marcassa Tucci, Florence Kerr-Correa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2009-12-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2009001200007