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Informational frictions in the Brazilian health insurance market
(2017-03-28)
I test for the existence of moral hazard and adverse selection in the Brazilian health insurance market. I use the positive correlation test, proposed by Chiappori and Salanié (2000), to assess the existence of asymmetric ...
Incremental health expenditure and lost days of normal activity for individuals with mental disorders: results from the São Paulo megacity study
(Biomed Central Ltd, 2015-08-05)
Background: With the recent increase in the prevalence of mental disorders in developing countries, there is a growing interest in the study of its consequences. We examined the association of depression, anxiety and any ...
Governance in managing public health resources in brazilian municipalities
(Oxford Univ Press, 2014-09)
This study contributes to the health governance discussion by presenting a new data set that allows for comparisons of the management of health resources among Brazilian municipalities. Research on Brazil is particularly ...
Health information systems and democracy: contributions from the Brazilian sanitary movement
(City University of Hong Kong Press, 2014)
Within the context of studies on Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D), earlier research has sought to understand how Health Information Systems (HIS) can achieve success in developing countries. ...
Culling dogs in scenarios of imperfect control: realistic impact on the prevalence of canine visceral leishmaniasis
(Public Library Science, 2013-08)
Background: Visceral leishmaniasis belongs to the list of neglected tropical diseases and is considered a public health problem worldwide. Spatial correlation between the occurrence of the disease in humans and high rates ...
Opiniões e atitudes em relação à sexualidade: pesquisa de âmbito nacional, Brasil 2005
(Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo, 2008-06-01)
OBJECTIVE: To describe opinions and attitudes concerning sexuality of the Brazilian urban population. METHODS: A population survey was carried out in 2005 on a representative sample of 5,040 interviewees. An analysis of ...
Plano amostral da pesquisa nacional sobre comportamento sexual e percepções sobre HIV/Aids, 2005
(Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo, 2008-06-01)
OBJECTIVE: To describe the sampling plan and estimation methods used to collect and analyze data in the survey Sexual Behavior and Perceptions of the Brazilian Population concerning HIV/AIDS in 2005. METHODS: The study ...
The reaction of stakeholders to the role of the Brazilian Federal Agency for health plans
(2003)
The role of the newly created brazilian regulatory agency for the health plans market is a work in progress. In this paper, the author describes the brazilian healthcare system structure and evolution, in order to put in ...
Reaction of stakeholders to the role of the Brazilian Federal Agency for health plans
(Marcel Dekker Inc, 2003)
The role of the newly created brazilian regulatory agency for the health plans market is a work in progress. In this paper, the author describes the brazilian healthcare system structure and evolution, in order to put in ...
