Water, land, and air: how do residents of Brazilian remote rural territories travel to access health services?
Abstract Background Ensuring adequate and safe means of travel is essential for maintaining and improving the health and well-being of residents of rural communities worldwide. This article maps costs, distances, travel times, and means of elective and urgent/emergency health transport in Brazilian...
Main Authors: | Patty Fidelis de Almeida, Adriano Maia dos Santos, Lucas Manoel da Silva Cabral, Eduarda Ferreira dos Anjos, Márcia Cristina Rodrigues Fausto, Aylene Bousquat |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-11-01
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Series: | Archives of Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-022-00995-z |
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