Open AccessSurgery for CNS Tumors in the Brazilian National Health Care System
Author(s) -
Lucíola de Barros Pontes,
Maryam Nemati Shafaee,
Benjamin Haaland,
Gilberto Lopes
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of global oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.002
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 2378-9506
DOI - 10.1200/jgo.2016.004911
Subject(s) - medicine , gross domestic product , socioeconomic status , per capita , odds ratio , population , health care , public health , demography , multivariate analysis , mortality rate , environmental health , surgery , pathology , sociology , economics , economic growth
Resource limitations in low- and middle-income countries make the management of CNS tumors challenging, particularly in Brazil, a country with major disparities in socioeconomic status and access to health care. We aimed to evaluate cancer-related neurosurgical procedures in the public health care system.