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Analysis of the economic burden of diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis patients in rural China

DOI

57

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0

References

2013

Year

H-Q. Pan, Sylvia Bele, Yaling Feng, S-S. Qiu, J-Q. Lü, Shaowen Tang, H-B. Shen, Jianming Wang, L-M. Zhu
The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Abstract

Although the government of China has implemented a 'free TB service policy', the economic burden on patients is still heavy. More patient-centred interventions are essential to reduce the financial burden on patients.