title: [The author replies].
authors.affiliation: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
authors.forename: Margareth Crisóstomo
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Portela
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D058005:General Practitioners / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D011787:Quality of Health Care