Scope of practice in Primary Care: physicians and nurses in five health regions in Brazil

• Main Authors: Sabado Nicolau Girardi (Author), Ana Cristina de Sousa van Stralen (Author), Thais Viana Lauar (Author), Joana Natalia Cella (Author), Jackson Freire Araújo (Author), Célia Regina Pierantoni (Author), Cristiana Leite Carvalho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objectives: The review on scopes of practice tends to gain importance in Human Resource in Health agenda in Brazil. The aim of this study was to investigate the scope of practice of physicians and nurses who work in the Atenção Primária em Saúde (APS) (Primary Healthcare) and their main...