Provision of specialized care in remote rural municipalities of the Brazilian semi-arid region

Prof Patty Almeida

qualifications: PhD Public Health

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: Professor and researcher

Assoc Prof Adriano Santos

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: Professor and researcher

Mr Lucas Cabral

qualifications: MSc

contribution: Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: Researcher

Prof Aylene Bousquat

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision

position: Professor and researcher

Prof Márcia Fausto

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: Professor and researcher

Graduated in Social Work from Universidade Federal Fluminense (1988), master and doctorate in Collective Health from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (1997/2005). Professor and researcher at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation / Sérgio Arouca National School of Public Health. It works in the field of public health, mainly in the research line "Evaluation of Health Policies, Systems and Programs", focusing on primary health care.