Challenges to the provision of specialized care in remote rural municipalities in Brazil

• Main Authors: Fabiely Gomes da Silva Nunes (Author), Adriano Maia dos Santos (Author), Ângela Oliveira Carneiro (Author), Márcia Cristina Rodrigues Fausto (Author), Lucas Manoel da Silva Cabral (Author), Patty Fidelis de Almeida (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract This case study analyses the challenges to providing specialized care in Brazilian remote rural municipalities (RRM). Interviews were conducted with managers from two Brazilian states (Piauí and Bahia). We identified that the distance between municipalities is a limiting factor for access...