title: [Operationalizing the categories access and decentralization in health systems analysis].
abstract: This paper presents a proposal for operationalization of access and decentralization in a health systems analytical model. It supports the hypothesis that decentralization of health systems fosters better access by users. This proposal is intended to contribute to a closer link between these categories and observed reality.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Administração e Planejamento em Saúde, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. virginia@ensp.fiocruz.br
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Hortale
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pedroza
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Rosa
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans