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Bragança an aging district and neurodegenerative diseases
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Abstract(s)
The territory is considered
low density due to criteria
related to demographic,
economic, urban,
institutional and relational
aspects [2]. The total
number of elderly people in
the district is 124121 [4]. A
marked loss of population
and a continuous and
marked aging has occurred
in this district. To compare the aging index
in Bragança district with the
national one and identify
the most prevalent
neurodegenerative diseases
in the district. Descriptive statistics were
used to synthesize the
demographic data collected
from INE [3] and the
epidemiological ones of
neurodegenerative diseases
active diagnoses provided by
the Northeast Local Health
Unit [5].
Description
Keywords
Neurodegenerative diseases Aging district
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Fernandes, Adília; Magalhães, Carlos Pires; Mata, Maria Augusta; Pimentel, Maria Helena (2021). Bragança an aging district and neurodegenerative diseases. In 2.º Congresso Internacional em “Intervenção em saúde e Bem-estar – Saúde e Bem-estar no ciclo vital” e a 1.ª Conferência Internacional de Cinesiologia Humana. Viseu
Publisher
RECI (Research in Education and Community Intervention) e a Escola Superior de Saúde Jean Piaget (ESS)