Analysis of medication use by elderly persons with supplemental health insurance plans

Abstract Objective: To analyze the socio-demographic and pharmacotherapeutic profiles of elderly users of a private health plan. Method: A cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted with 239 elderly users of a private health plan in a medium-size city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil....

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Main Authors: Elaine Cristina Salzedas Muniz, Flávia Cristina Goulart, Carlos Alberto Lazarini, Maria José Sanches Marin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) , Universidade Aberta a Terceira Idade (UnAti) 2017-05-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232017000300374&tlng=pt