Health litigation and cancer survival in patients treated in the public health system in a large Brazilian city, 2014–2019

Health litigation and cancer survival in patients treated in the public health system in a large Brazilian city, 2014–2019

Abstract Background Litigation for health care, also known as health judicialization, is frequent in Brazil. It involves recourse to the court system to access health services. The study aimed to evaluate whether cancer patients in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, increased their overall surviv...

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Main Authors: Mônica Silva Monteiro de Castro, Gabriela Drummond Marques da Silva, Iara Veloso Oliveira Figueiredo, Wanessa Debôrtoli de Miranda, Helvécio Miranda Magalhães Júnior, Fausto Pereira dos Santos, Rômulo Paes de Sousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-03-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Judicial actions
Public health
Brazil
Cancer drugs
Survival analyses
Cancer
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15415-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15415-2

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