Association between number of medications used and nutritional markers among elderly persons with chronic diseases: National Health Survey (2013)

Abstract Objective: to evaluate the association between the number of medications taken and nutritional markers in Brazilian elderly persons diagnosed with chronic diseases. Method: study based on data from the National Health Survey (PNS) 2013, for the population aged 60 years or older who report...

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Main Authors: Isabel Cristina Bento, Mary Anne Nascimento Souza, Sérgio Viana Peixoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) , Universidade Aberta a Terceira Idade (UnAti)
Series:Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232019000100202&tlng=en