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Dario Birolini, MD, FACS; Eugênio Américo Bueno Ferreira, MD, FACS; Samir Rasslan, MD, FACS; Roberto Saad, Jr, MD

Arch Surg. 2002;137:352-358.

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INTRODUCTION

Some preliminary data are needed to coherently analyze the present state of surgery in Brazil. Brazil is among the 10 greatest economies of the world, is the most populous South American country, and occupies an area of approximately 8 500 000 km². Its borders make contact with all South American countries, except for Chile and Ecuador. The political administrative organization comprises 26 states, approximately 5500 municipalities, and the Federal District, the seat of the government. The country is divided into 5 great regions, whose characteristics are shown in Table 1.

Table appears in full text version. Table 1. Regions of Brazil*

Most of the Brazilian population is of European (Portugal, Spain, Italy, middle eastern part of Europe, and Germany) and African origin. During recent decades, there has been an increase of Asian immigrants (particularly from Japan and Korea). . . . [Full Text of this Article]

MEDICAL EDUCATION

PHYSICIANS PROFILE AND DISTRIBUTION

THE LABOR MARKET

PERSPECTIVES

From São Paulo University, School of Medicine (Drs Birolini and Ferreira), and Santa Casa de São Paulo, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (Drs Rasslan and Saad), São Paulo, Brazil.