Political struggles for a universal health system in Brazil: successes and limits in the reduction of inequalities
Abstract Background Brazil is a populous high/middle-income country, characterized by deep economic and social inequalities. Like most other Latin American nations, Brazil constructed a health system that included, on the one hand, public health programs and, on the other, social insurance healthcar...
Main Authors: | Cristiani Vieira Machado, Gulnar Azevedo e Silva |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-11-01
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Series: | Globalization and Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-019-0523-5 |
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