Brazil is getting older

some lessons from the Bambuí Health and Aging Study

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  • Paulo Andrade Lotufo

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Author Biography

Paulo Andrade Lotufo

MD, DrPH. Superintendent of the Hospital Universitário and Associate Professor of the School of Medicine of Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP). Editor of the journals São Paulo Medical Journal and Diagnóstico & Tratamento.

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Published

2004-05-05

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Lotufo PA. Brazil is getting older: some lessons from the Bambuí Health and Aging Study. Sao Paulo Med J [Internet]. 2004 May 5 [cited 2026 Sep. 4];122(3):79-80. Available from: https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/2506

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