Challenges of the Unified Health System: present status of public laboratory services in 31 cities of Minas Gerais, Brazil

• Main Authors: Pedro Guatimosim Vidigal (Author), Letícia Maria Henriques Resende (Author), Joanna Paula Guimarães Cardoso (Author), Liz Custódio Souza Seabra (Author), Mariana Rabelo Maia (Author), Tasso Amós de Araújo Mendes (Author), Luciana de Gouvêa Viana (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Modifications in the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) have led to a significant improvement in the national health indexes. However, some challenges still need to be faced, especially concerning SUS patients' access to high-quality laboratory support services.Objective: To ev...