Inequalities in the use of health services by adults and elderly people with and without noncommunicable diseases in Brazil, 2019 National Health Survey.

Déborah Carvalho Malta Regina Tomei Ivata Bernal Crizian Saar Gomes Lais Santos de Magalhaes Cardoso Margareth Guimarães Lima Marilisa Berti de Azevedo Barros

Published in: Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology (2021)

The presence of NCDs was associated with a higher frequency of use of health services (i.e., consultation, use of services, and hospitalization) and the restriction of usual activities in all socioeconomic and demographic strata.

Keyphrases

healthcare
palliative care
primary care
quality improvement
mental health