Trends in hospitalizations for primary care sensitive conditions following the implementation of Family Health Teams in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 348-355

  Mendonça, Claunara Schilling ^a,b   Harzheim, Erno ^b   Duncan, Bruce B ^b   Nunes, Luciana Neves ^b   Leyh, Werner ^a  

^a MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; equity; hospitalization; primary care sensitive conditions; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; BRAZIL; CENSUSES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861364291     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czr043     Document Type: Article

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