Expansion of primary healthcare and emergency hospital admissions among the urban poor in Rio de Janeiro Brazil: A cohort analysis

• Main Authors: Thomas Hone (Author), James Macinko (Author), Anete Trajman (Author), Raffaele Palladino (Author), Claudia Medina Coeli (Author), Valeria Saraceni (Author), Davide Rasella (Author), Betina Durovni (Author), Christopher Millett (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Robust evidence on the relationship between primary care and emergency admissions is lacking in low- and middle-income countries. This study evaluates how the phased roll out of the family health strategy (FHS) to the urban poor in Rio de Janeiro Brazil affected emergency hospit...