Rev Panam Salud Publica
July 2010
Objective: To produce a historical account of rehabilitation actions in the context of the Brazilian Unified Health Care System (SUS).
Methods: Search of SciELO, LILACS, and MEDLINE databases for literature published between 1980 and 2009. The following Portuguese search terms were used: Sistema Unico de Saúde, reabilitação, políticas de saúde, assistência médica, história.