Quality of primary health care: an analysis of avoidable hospitalizations in a Minas Gerais county, Brazil

The aim of the study was to evaluate the quality of primary health care based on avoidable hospitalizations of men and women of all ages, from 2008 to 2012 in Alfenas County in the south of Minas Gerais state. This was an ecological study based on data from the Hospital Information System (HIS). The...

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Main Authors: Carolina Costa Valcanti Avelino, Sueli Leiko Takamatsu Goyatá, Denismar Alves Nogueira, Ludmila Barbosa Bandeira Rodrigues, Sarah Maria Souza Siqueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva 2015-04-01
Series:Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-81232015000401285&lng=en&tlng=en