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19 juin 2019
- doi: 10.4000/books.cidehus.8349
- eisbn: 9791036534553
https://www.openedition.org/12554 , info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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poor-relief policies early modern Portugal healthcare funding health care public policy national health service civil society historical analyses Public Administration Health Policy & Services POL017000 JPPSujets proches
Health care delivery Health services Personal health services Medical services Medical and health care industry Delivery of medical care Health care Healthcare Delivery of health careCiter ce document
Laurinda Abreu, « Health care and poor relief in Portugal », Publicações do Cidehus, ID : 10.4000/books.cidehus.8349
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This contribution has two main objectives. First, it seeks to describe the policies that governed the provision, regulation and distribution of poor-relief and healthcare resources in Portugal in the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. Secondly, it attempts to account for the persistence of the poor-relief system established at the turn of the sixteenth century, together with its financial underpinning. The main features of this system are discussed on the basis of its primary components – hospitals, misericórdias (charitable institutions) and officially accredited health professionals. This article draws on previously published works (especially Abreu, 2018a, 2018b, 2018c), where the reader will find further details and references.