Meta-evaluation of baseline studies of the Brazilian Family Health Strategy Expansion Project: a participatory and formative approach.

Autores: Rosário VE, Roque C, Rosário VD
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Meta-evaluation+of+baseline+studies+of+the+Brazilian+Family+Health+Strategy+Expansion+Project%3A+a+participatory+and+formative+approach

A participatory, formative meta-evaluation of baseline studies in Brazil is presented. International standards recommended by associations of evaluators were used, along with “specificity” criteria built up using the terms of reference for proposals for the selection of studies.
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Death from dengue fever as a sentinel event for evaluation of quality of healthcare: a case study in two municipalities in Northeast Brazil, 2008.

Autores: Rosado J, Rosa JS. R, Rosa S, Rosado J, Roque C, Rosa JS. R, Rosa S
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Death+from+dengue+fever+as+a+sentinel+event+for+evaluation+fo+quality+of+healthcare%3A+a+case+study+in+two+municipalities+in+Northeast+Brazil%2C+2008

Despite the existing resources for adequate dengue patient care in the Brazilian healthcare system, the case-fatality rate for the disease is still high in the country.
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