Out-of-pocket costs of AIDS care in China: Are free antiretroviral drugs enough?

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 984-994

  Moon, S ^a,b   Van Leemput, L ^a,b   Durier, N ^c   Jambert, E ^a,b   Dahmane, A ^a,b   Jie, Y ^a,b   Wu, G ^a,b   Philips, M ^a,b   Hu, Y ^a,b   Saranchuk, P ^a,b  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Belgium)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Access to treatment; AIDS; China; Cost of AIDS care; MSF; Out of pocket costs

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; CHINA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES;

EID: 51349128700     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120701768446     Document Type: Article

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