Can mothers rely on the Brazilian health system for their deliveries? An assessment of use of the public system and out-of-pocket expenditure in the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study, Brazil

Can mothers rely on the Brazilian health system for their deliveries? An assessment of use of the public system and out-of-pocket expenditure in the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study, Brazil

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In a country where comprehensive free health care is provided via a public health system (SUS), an unexpected high frequency of catastrophic out-of-pocket expenditure has been described. We studied how deliveries were financed among...

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Main Authors:	Bertoldi Andréa D, Santos Iná S, Barros Aluísio JD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2008-03-01
Series:	BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:	http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/8/57

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