Decentralising the health sector: Issues in Brazil

Health Policy

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 113-127

  Collins, Charles ^a   Araujo, Jose ^b   Barbosa, Jarbas ^c  

^a Nuffield Institute of Health   (United Kingdom)

^b R Dos Coelhos 450 1 Andar C   (Brazil)

^c Q 4 Bl N Sala 601 DF 70058 902   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Health sector decentralisation; Unified Health System

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CENTRALIZATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM;

BRAZIL; EVALUATION STUDIES; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TAXES;

EID: 0034092434     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8510(00)00069-5     Document Type: Article

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