Primary care and healthcare utilization among older Brazilians (ELSI-Brazil)

Primary care and healthcare utilization among older Brazilians (ELSI-Brazil)

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To characterize healthcare access and utilization among older Brazilians. METHODS Data are from the baseline wave of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil), which is a nationally representative, population-based cohort study of persons aged 50 years and older...

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Main Authors:	James Macinko, Fabíola Bof de Andrade, Paulo Roberto Borges de Souza Junior, Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo 2018-10-01
Series:	Revista de Saúde Pública
Subjects:	Aged Health Services for the Aged Health Services Needs and Demand Primary Health Care
Online Access:	http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102018000300500&lng=en&tlng=en

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