Social protection systems in vulnerable families: their importance for the public health

• Main Authors: Estela Arcos (Author), Ximena Sanchez (Author), Maria Cecilia Toffoletto (Author), Margarita Baeza (Author), Patricia Gazmuri (Author), Luz Angélica Muñoz (Author), Antonia Vollrath (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the effectiveness of the Chilean System of Childhood Welfare in transferring benefits to socially vulnerable families. METHODS A cross-sectional study with a sample of 132 families from the Metropolitan Region, Chile, stratified according to degree of social vulnerability, betwe...