Impact of primary health care on mortality from heart and cerebrovascular diseases in Brazil: a nationwide analysis of longitudinal data

• Author(s): Rasella, Davide ; Harhay, Michael O. ; Pamponet, Marina Luna ; Pereira, Rosana Aquino Guimarães ; Barreto, Mauricio Lima ; Rasella, Davide ; Harhay, Michael O. ; Pamponet, Marina Luna ; Pereira, Rosana Aquino Guimarães ; Barreto, Mauricio Lima
• Date: 2015
• Origin: Oasisbr
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English

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Objectives: To evaluate the impact of Brazil’s recently implemented Family Health Program (FHP), the largest primary health care programme in the world, on heart and cerebrovascular disease mortality across Brazil from 2000 to 2009. Design: Ecological longitudinal design, evaluating the impact of FHP using negative binomial regression models for panel data with fixed effects specifications ...