Publications by authors named "Priscilla Ferst"
Objectives: We compared the incidence of recurrent or fatal cardiovascular disease in patients using Brazil's government-run Family Health Program (FHP) with those using non-FHP models of care.
Methods: From 2005 to 2010, we followed outpatients discharged from city public hospitals after a first ever stroke for stroke recurrence and myocardial infarction, using data from all city hospitals, death certificates, and outpatient monitoring in state-run and private units.
Results: In the follow-up period, 103 patients in the FHP units and 138 in the non-FHP units had exclusively state-run care.