Are free anti-tuberculosis drugs enough? An empirical study from three cities in China
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AbstractBackground: Tuberculosis (TB) patients in China still face a number of barriers in seeking diagnosis and treatment. There is evidence that the economic burden on TB patients and their households discourages treatment compliance.
All Author(s) ListChen SQ, Zhang H, Pan Y, Long Q, Xiang L, Yao L, Lucas H
Journal nameInfectious Diseases of Poverty
Year2015
Month10
Day28
Volume Number4
PublisherBIOMED CENTRAL LTD
ISSN2095-5162
LanguagesEnglish-United Kingdom
KeywordsCatastrophic expenditure; China; Compliance; Economic burden; Tuberculosis
Web of Science Subject CategoriesInfectious Diseases