Functional capacity and associated factors among longevous senior individuals living in community: a population study in Northeastern Brazil

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of impaired functional capacity and the associated factors in longevous elderly individuals from a city in the countryside of Northeastern Brazil. This is a cross-sectional, population- and community-based study. The research population con...

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Main Authors: Thaís Alves Brito, Marcos Henrique Fernandes, Raildo da Silva Coqueiro, Cleber Souza de Jesus, Roberta Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-12-01
Series:Fisioterapia e Pesquisa
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-29502014000400308&tlng=pt