Evaluating the impact of contracting out basic health care services in the state of São Paulo, Brazil

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 923-933

  Greve, Jane ^a   Coelho, Vera Schattan Ruas Pereira ^b,c  

^a Danish Institute for Local and Regional Government Research   (Denmark)

^b CENTRO BRASILEIRO DE ANÁLISE E PLANEJAMENTO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ABC   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; child health; contracting out; difference in differences; health care service delivery; health care use; health systems development and reform; impact evaluation; national health care system; SUS; universal health care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRACT SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 85034594245     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czw176     Document Type: Article

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