[Pediatric care in Brazil's Unified Health System: reflections on the role of pediatricians in Family Healthcare Strategy].
This essay seeks to contribute to the elucidation of the potential activities of pediatricians in the Family Healthcare Strategy. The origins, types of care and inherent implications to the process of change in the Healthcare Model that are being implemented in the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) since the Basic Operational Norms were instituted in 1996 are duly presented.
Departamento de Pediatria, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Unicamp, Unicamp, Jacareí, SP. carrivo@uol.com.br
Carlos Roberto Soares Freire de
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Rivorêdo
Gustavo Nunes
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Oliveira
Roberto Teixeira
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Mendes
D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics; D010819:Physician's Role