Free access to hypertension and diabetes medicines among the elderly: a reality yet to be constructed Acesso gratuito a medicamentos para hipertensão e diabetes em idosos: uma realidade a ser construída

• मुख्य लेखकों: Vera Maria Vieira Paniz (लेखक), Anaclaudia Gastal Fassa (लेखक), Luiz Augusto Facchini (लेखक), Roberto Xavier Piccini (लेखक), Elaine Tomasi (लेखक), Elaine Thumé (लेखक), Denise Silva da Silveira (लेखक), Maria Aparecida Rodrigues (लेखक), Marlos Rodrigues Domingues (लेखक), Andréa Dâmaso Bertoldi (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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The study evaluated free access to hypertension and diabetes medicines and the reasons reported for lack of access. The sample included 4,003 elderly people living in Primary Care Unit coverage areas from 41 Southern and Northeastern Brazilian cities. Free access was higher in the Northeast (62.4%)....