title: [Primary Health Care in the coordination of health care networks: an integrative review].
abstract: Health systems organized in health care networks and coordinated by Primary Health Care can contribute to an improvement in clinical quality with a positive impact on health outcomes and user satisfaction (by improving access and resolubility) and a reduction in the costs of local health systems. Thus, the scope of this paper is to analyze the scientific output about the evidence, potential, challenges and prospects of Primary Health Care in the coordination of Health Care Networks. To achieve this, the integrative review method was selected covering the period between 2000 and 2011. The databases selected were Medline (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System online), Lilacs (Latin American Literature in Health Sciences) and SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online). Eighteen articles fulfilled the selection criteria. It was seen that the potential impacts of primary care services supersede the inherent weaknesses. However, the results revealed the need for research with a higher level of classification of the scientific evidence about the role of Primary Healh Care in the coordination of Health Care Networks.
authors.forename: Ludmila Barbosa Bandeira
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Patricia Costa Dos Santos
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Rarianne Carvalho
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Peruhype
authors.forename: Pedro Fredemir
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Palha
authors.forename: Marcela Paschoal
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Popolin
authors.forename: Juliane de Almeida
authors.initials: Jde A
authors.lastname: Crispim
authors.forename: Ione Carvalho
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Aline Aparecida
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Monroe
authors.forename: Ricardo Alexandre
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Arcêncio
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care