Quality and effectiveness of different approaches to primary care delivery in Brazil

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Since 1994, Brazil has developed a primary care system based on multidisciplinary teams which include not only a physician and a nurse, but also 4–6 lay community health workers. This system now consists of 26,650 teams, covering 46%...

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Main Authors: Trindade Thiago G, Goncalves Marcelo R, Cunha Carlo RH, Stein Airton T, Duncan Bruce B, Harzheim Erno, Oliveira Mônica MC, Pinto Maria Eugênia B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-12-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/6/156