Self-perceived health and clinical-functional vulnerability of the elderly in Belo Horizonte/Minas Gerais

Edmar Geraldo Ribeiro1, Fernanda Penido Matozinhos1, Gilberto de Lima Guimarães1

  • 1Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

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