Use of psychoactive drugs predicts functional disability among older adults

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Investigate whether the use of psychoactive drugs would be a predictor of incidence of functional disability among seniors living in community. METHODS: It is a population-based longitudinal study, developed between January 1, 1997 and December 31, 2011, with older adults livin...

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Main Authors: Denise Mourão Falci, Juliana Vaz de Melo Mambrini, Érico Castro-Costa, Josélia Oliveira Araújo Firmo, Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa, Antônio Ignácio de Loyola Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2019-01-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102019000100218&lng=en&tlng=en