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International Journal of Epidemiology 2008 37(4):784-785; doi:10.1093/ije/dyn138
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Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association © The Author 2008; all rights reserved.

Commentary: Governance: does it matter in shaping health in urban settings? How in-depth can we go?

Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa1,2,*, Clareci da Silva Cardoso1 and Fernando Augusto Proietti1,2

1 Urban Health Observatory, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2 Departament of Social and Preventive Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

* Corresponding author. School of Medicine, Av. Alfredo Balena, 190 – sala 728 – 30130-100-Belo Horizonte-MG, Brazil. E-mail: wcaiaffa@medicina.ufmg.br

Accepted 5 June 2008

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It has never been an easy case when universal health access is a stated country condition for a society. In Brazil, it is acknowledged that the Unified Health System (SUS) ensures equal and decentralized access, leaving the management of resources and provision of services to cities. So through the district system it is potentially possible for local governments to apply available resources . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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