Making the right to health a reality for Brazil's indigenous peoples: Innovation, decentralization and equity

MEDICC Review

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 50-53

  Coelho, Vera Schattan ^a   Shankland, Alex ^b  

^a Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access to health care; Brazil; Health care systems; Health policy; Healthcare disparities; Indigenous health services; Indigenous population; Inequalities

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; DECENTRALIZATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; PATIENT RIGHT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW;

EID: 79960679144     PISSN: 15557960     EISSN: 15273172     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1555-79602011000300012     Document Type: Review

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