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Master's Thesis from the year 2018 in the subject Health - Public Health, grade: 3.0, , course: Postgraduate Program in Information Systems and Knowledge Management, language: English, abstract: The present research aims to describe and present the medical demography in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte from the date of the general profile of physicians. Presenting the spatial distribution of professionals and their concentration in the private sector of supplementary health, through maps and cartograms. Spatial statistics and spatial analysis were applied to elaborate the temporal cartograph diagnosis. Besides, the possible trends of the phenomenon are estimated. The mapping of the specific region was done using spatial data processing and observation techniques. The products generated were temporally organized maps and attached to the analytical reports.
This work is expected to collaborate with the United Nations' (BU) Goal Sustainable Development (ODS) defined in its third objective which says: "Ensuring Promoting a healthy life and well-being for all, in all the ages." The study serves the informational support and support for the decision-making of supplementary health managers, the focus of the case study. For the academy, it contributes to the production of a new bibliography on the proposed theme. This creation presents new questions about the subject. The spatial analysis allowed us to observe the patterns of the distribution of medical care as well as its dynamics over the years.
