The influence of health expenditures on household impoverishment in Brazil

• Main Authors: Alexandra Crispim Boing (Author), Andréa Dâmaso Bertoldi (Author), Leila Garcia Posenato (Author), Karen Glazer Peres (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the variation in the proportion of households living below the poverty line in Brazil and the factors associated with their impoverishment. METHODS Income and expenditure data from the Household Budget Survey, which was conducted in Brazil between 2002-2003 (n = 48,470 household...