Barriers to access and organization of primary health care services for rural riverside populations in the Amazon

Barriers to access and organization of primary health care services for rural riverside populations in the Amazon

Abstract Background The ways of life in the Amazon are diverse and not widely known. In addition, social inequities, large geographic distances and inadequate health care network noticeably limit access to health services in rural areas. Over the last decades, Brazilian health authorities have imple...

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Main Authors: Luiza Garnelo, Rosana Cristina Pereira Parente, Maria Laura Rezende Puchiarelli, Priscilla Cabral Correia, Matheus Vasconcelos Torres, Fernando José Herkrath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Rural population
Primary health care
Delivery of health care
Health equity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-020-01171-x

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