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Erratum to: Horizontal equity in health care utilization in Brazil, 1998-2008

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While the article entitled Horizontal equity in health care utilization in Brazil, 1998-2008 [1] was being prepared for publication, a typographical error was introduced in the methods section. The sentence The HI ranges from 2 to 2 and is positive if there are inequities favoring the more advantaged members (richer) of society, which in these models is measured by family income. should have read: The HI ranges from 1 to 1 and is positive if there are inequities favoring the more advantaged members (richer) of society, which in these models is measured by family income.

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  1. Macinko J, Lima-Costa MF: Horizontal equity in health care utilization in Brazil, 1998-2008. Int J Equity Health. 2012, 11: 33-10.1186/1475-9276-11-33.

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Macinko, J., Lima-Costa, M.F. Erratum to: Horizontal equity in health care utilization in Brazil, 1998-2008. Int J Equity Health 13, 101 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-014-0101-7

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