Patient medical costs for tuberculosis treatment and impact on adherence in China: a systematic review
Open Access
- 26 May 2011
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in BMC Public Health
- Vol. 11 (1), 393
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-393
Abstract
Charging for tuberculosis (TB) treatment could reduce completion rates, particularly in the poor. We identified and synthesised studies that measure costs of TB treatment, estimates of adherence and the potential impact of charging on treatment completion in China.Keywords
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