[Background:] Compression of morbidity may be linked to belonging to particular social strata defined by intersections of age, gender, migration and occupation. Extending the approach by Crimmins and Beltrán-Sánchez, we investigated compression of morbidity, defined as reduced socially...

In Brazil, research groups are cataloged by the CNPq in the "Directory of Research Groups" (DGP). Although this database is widely used in academic studies, to date there has been no analysis of black representation in the leadership of these groups. This pioneering study aims to understand...

This work presents a proposal for a Social Security Observatory, with the objective of working on the production and dissemination of knowledge related to social security, with an emphasis on topics that jointly mobilize the action of sectoral policies in health, social security and social...