Brazil's family health strategy--delivering community-based primary care in a universal health system

N Engl J Med. 2015 Jun 4;372(23):2177-81. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1501140.

Authors

James Macinko¹, Matthew J Harris

Affiliation

¹ From the Departments of Health Policy and Management and Community Health Sciences, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles (J.M.); the Harkness Fellowship Program in Health Care Policy and Practice, Commonwealth Fund, and New York University, New York (M.J.H.); and the School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London (M.J.H.).

PMID: 26039598
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1501140

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Brazil
Community Health Services / organization & administration*
Community Health Workers
Family Health*
Female
Gross Domestic Product
Humans
Life Expectancy
Male
National Health Programs / economics
National Health Programs / organization & administration*
Patient Care Team
Primary Health Care / organization & administration*
Universal Health Insurance*
Workforce