Primary health care in the Amazon and its potential impact on health inequities: a scoping review

• Main Authors: Amandia Sousa (Author), Fernando Herkrath (Author), Carolyn Wallace (Author), Jane Farmer (Author), Aylene Bousquat (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: James Cook University, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Health studies of the Amazon often focus on diseases and infections prevalent in the region, and few studies address health organizations and services. In this sense, this study fills a gap by reviewing the studies aimed at primary healthcare (PHC) implementation in the nine Amazonian...