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International Journal of Epidemiology 2008 37(4):721-723; doi:10.1093/ije/dym154
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Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association © The Author 2007; all rights reserved.

São Paulo portraits: ageing in a large metropolis

Marcia Scazufca1,* and Cintia A. F. Seabra2

1 Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, and Academic Unity of Psychiatry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
2 Section of Epidemiology, University Hospital, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

* Corresponding author. E-mail: scazufca@usp.br

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Brazil is a country undergoing marked socio-demographic transition, with one of the fastest ageing populations in the world. Currently, those aged 60 years or over make up 9% of the Brazilian population, but this older group is expected to represent 15% of the entire population in 20 years . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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