This paper aims at yielding an inventory of the variables what are found to exert influence on the determination of the Brazilian hospitals capital stock. Hospital capacities are settled in a multivariate framework, where epidemiological, regulatory, economic and socio-political dimensions play...

Several significant developmental and socialisation processes in the life of children and adolescents take place in the area where they live. The extent to which they can feel and be safe in this environment is an important component of the success of those processes. This study highlights the...