Federalism, the Economic-Industrial Health Care Complex and High-Cost Pharmaceutical Assistance in Brazil
Brazil has a relevant, although relatively unknown, special medicines programme that distributes high-cost products, such as drugs needed for cancer treatments. In 2009, the purchase of these medicines became the responsibility of the Brazilian Federal Government. Until then, there were no clear nor...
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Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva
2015-04-01
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Series: | Ciência & Saúde Coletiva |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-81232015000401165&lng=en&tlng=en |