This article critically reviews published literature on the relationship between income inequality
and health outcomes. Studies are systematically assessed in terms of design, data quality…

Evidence of the health‐promoting influence of primary care has been accumulating ever
since researchers have been able to distinguish primary care from other aspects of the health …

Brazil is a country of continental dimensions with widespread regional and social inequalities.
In this report, we examine the historical development and components of the Brazilian …

Objective. To assess the contribution of primary care systems to a variety of health outcomes
in 18 wealthy Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries …

This review critically summarizes the literature on neighborhood determinants of obesity
and proposes a conceptual framework to guide future inquiry. Thirty-seven studies met all …

Objective: To use publicly available secondary data to assess the impact of Brazil’s Family
Health Program on state level infant mortality rates (IMR) during the 1990s. Design: …

In 1988, the Brazilian Constitution defined health as a universal right and a state responsibility.
Progress towards universal health coverage in Brazil has been achieved through a …

Social capital has become a popular subject in the literature on determinants of health. The
concept of social capital has been used in the sociological, political science, and economic …

Brazil's national health system has developed and rapidly scaled up an approach to primary
care that relies on lay community health agents and interdisciplinary care teams to provide …

This analysis addresses the question, Would increasing the number of primary care physicians
improve health outcomes in the United States? A search of the PubMed database for …