IJE Advance Access published online on July 31, 2007
International Journal of Epidemiology, 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
1Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, and Academic Unity of Psychiatry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
2Section 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
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