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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2019-01-01
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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 |
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