Functional disability and associated factors in elderly stroke survivors in Vitória, Brazil

Abstract Objective: The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of disability and associated factors in elderly stroke survivors. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 230 elderly persons was conducted in the 22 territories of the Estratégia de Saúde da Família (the Family Health Str...

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Main Authors: Júlia Fabres do Carmo, Elizabete Regina Araújo Oliveira, Renato Lirio Morelato
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=S1809-98232016000500809&lng=en&tlng=en