Primary care and avoidable hospitalizations: Evidence from Brazil

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-122

  Guanais, Frederico ^a   MacInko, James ^b  

^a Ministry of Social Development and Fight Against Hunger   (Brazil)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Family health; Health policy; Healthcare reform; Primary healthcare; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; BRAZIL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 65549171658     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JAC.0b013e31819942e51     Document Type: Article

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