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Cardiovascular Diseases

Selected Works

2012

Internal medicine and geriatrics

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A Reappraisal In São Paulo, Brazil (2008) Of "The Ecology Of Medical Care:" The "One Per Thousand's Rule"., Adriana Roncoletta, Gustavo D. Gusso, Isabela M. Bensenor, Paulo A. Lotufo Jan 2012

A Reappraisal In São Paulo, Brazil (2008) Of "The Ecology Of Medical Care:" The "One Per Thousand's Rule"., Adriana Roncoletta, Gustavo D. Gusso, Isabela M. Bensenor, Paulo A. Lotufo

Paulo A Lotufo

This paper reassessed in Brazil, the concept of "Medical ecology" i introduced in 1961 to describe the relationship and utilization of health care services by a given population. This was a cross-sectional telephone survey among a random sample of people enrolled in a private HMO. We interviewed a random sample of non-pregnant adults over age 18 using 10 questions about symptoms and health care use during the month prior to interview. The final sample consisted of 1,065 participants (mean age 68 years, 68% female). From this sample, 424 (39.8%) reported the presence of symptoms, 311 (29.2%) had a medical office …


Hypothyroidism In The Elderly, Paulo A. Lotufo Jan 2012

Hypothyroidism In The Elderly, Paulo A. Lotufo

Paulo A Lotufo

An overview adressing observational and randomized clinical trials about hypothyroidism in the elderly.