title: National health surveys are too important to depend on the mood of politics.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Epidemiologia. Universidade Federal de Pelotas. Pelotas, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Aluísio J D
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Barros
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D004363:Drug Utilization; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D011057:Politics