Electronic databases are knowledge promotion tools and allow the scientific and technological development in nursing and health. The objective of this bibliometric study was to map original articles on nursing and aging, published from 2003 to 2008 in the Brazilian SciELO database. 115 articles were selected and then analyzed descriptively concerning the authors' formal education, degree attained, and activities, as well as the institutions represented in articles, the journal where the papers had been published, and the most cited keywords. The results point to a significant participation among nurses, physicians, and professors in the development of studies. There was predominance of education and research institutions and research in the publications which originated from the southeastern region of Brazil. The results evidence the importance of these research centers and knowledge dissemination on this subject.
Technology; Aging; Nursing; Knowledge
