Socioeconomic inequality in catastrophic health expenditure in Brazil

OBJECTIVE To analyze the evolution of catastrophic health expenditure and the inequalities in such expenses, according to the socioeconomic characteristics of Brazilian families. METHODS Data from the National Household Budget 2002-2003 (48,470 households) and 2008-2009 (55,970 households) were...

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Main Authors: Alexandra Crispim Boing, Andréa Dâmaso Bertoldi, Aluísio Jardim Dornellas de Barros, Leila Garcia Posenato, Karen Glazer Peres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-08-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102014000400632&lng=en&tlng=en