Patterns of hospital utilization in the Unified Health System in six Brazilian capitals: comparison between the year before and the first six first months of the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract Objective To analyze the temporal evolution of the pattern of hospital use in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. Methods This retrospective observational study compared hospital use and mortality in the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) in the first six months of the COVID-...

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Main Authors: Margareth Crisóstomo Portela, Claudia Cristina de Aguiar Pereira, Sheyla Maria Lemos Lima, Carla Lourenço Tavares de Andrade, Mônica Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07006-x