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Socio-demographic correlates of mobility disability in older Brazilians — results of the first national survey
Author(s)	David Melzer, Maria Isabel Parahyba
Journal title	Age and Ageing, vol 33, no 3, May 2004
Pages	pp 253-259
Source	http://www.ageing.oupjournals.org
Keywords	Physical disabilities ; Economic status [elderly] ; Correlation ; Brazil.
Annotation	The first national disability prevalence data for older Brazilians is presented, based on interviews with a representative sample of 28,943 people aged 60+ from the 1998 National Household Survey (PNAD), conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Disability in Brazil's older population shows familiar prevalence patterns by age and gender similar to those for England, especially for men. Disparity in income and educational attainment in Brazil are the most important markers associated with group differences in mobility disability prevalence in old age. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-040614210 A
Classmark	BN: F:W: 49: 7W6
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