The nature of cancer control is changing, with an increasing emphasis, fuelled by public and
political demand, on prevention, early diagnosis, and patient experience during and after …

Objective To examine the effectiveness of physical activity interventions delivered or
prompted by primary care health professionals for increasing moderate to vigorous intensity …

Concentration indices are frequently used to measure inequality in one variable over the
distribution of another. Most commonly, they are applied to the measurement of …

Brazil is a country of continental dimensions with widespread regional and social
inequalities. In this report, we examine the historical development and components of the …

In this critical review, we summarized the evidence on associations between
individual/household income and oral health, between income inequality and oral health …

Life expectancy in Sweden is high and the country performs well with respect to disease-
oriented indicators of health service outcomes and quality of care. The Swedish health …

O Brasil é um país de dimensões continentais com amplas desigualdades regionais e
sociais. Neste trabalho, examinamos o desenvolvimento histórico e os componentes do …

Objectives To determine whether trials of physical activity promotion based in primary care
show sustained effects on physical activity or fitness in sedentary adults, and whether …

World Health Statistics 2010 contains WHO's annual compilation of data from its 193
member states, and includes a summary of progress towards the health-related millennium …

HiT Italy Page 1 Italy Health system review Vol. 16 No. 4 2014 Health Systems in Transition
Francesca Ferré • Antonio Giulio de Belvis Luca Valerio • Silvia Longhi Agnese Lazzari • …