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Does expanding primary healthcare improve hospital efficiency? Evidence from a panel analysis of avoidable hospitalisations in 5506 municipalities in Brazil, 2000–2014
BACKGROUND: Hospitals account for the major share of health expenditure. Primary healthcare may improve efficiency at the hospital level by reducing avoidable admissions. We examined whether rapid expansion of primary healthcare in the context of Brazil’s Family Health Strategy (FHS) was associated...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Global Health
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5717937/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29225926 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000242 |