Illness care at home or in health institutions: the decision process in a low income community Cuidar de la enfermedad en casa o en instituciones de salud: el proceso de decisión en una comunidad con bajos ingresos Cuidado da enfermidade em casa ou em instituição de saúde: o processo de decisão em uma comunidade de baixa renda

• Main Author: Luiza Akiko Komura Hoga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this research was to describe the experiences of a group of women about the decision making process related to illness care at home or in health care institutions. The thematic oral history method was applied. The descriptive categories were: a) The poor have their own way of taking care...