The cost of antiretroviral treatment service for patients with HIV/AIDS in a central outpatient clinic in Vietnam

ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 101-108

  Nguyen, Long Thanh ^a   Tran, Bach Xuan ^b   Tran, Cuong Tuan ^a   Thi Le, Huong ^a   Van Tran, Son ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Viet Nam)

^b HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; Developing countries; Health care cost; Human immunodeficiency virus infection; Opportunity cost

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894348805     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11786981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/ceor.s57028     Document Type: Article

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