Free access to medicines among older adults in primary care: a cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Access to medicines is an important indicator of healthcare system quality and capacity to resolve problems. The healthcare system needs to ensure free access to medicines for elderly people, in order to provide greater effectiveness of disease control, thus reducing morbidity...

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Main Authors: Isabela Vaz Leite Pinto, Marina Guimarães Lima, Laís Lessa Neiva Pantuzza, Maria das Graças Braga Ceccato, Micheline Rosa Silveira, Adriano Max Moreira Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina 2020-06-01
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802020000300235&tlng=en