Patient costs during tuberculosis treatment in Bangladesh and Tanzania: The potential of shorter regimens

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Gospodarevskaya, E ^a   Tulloch, O ^a   Bunga, C ^b   Ferdous, S ^c   Jonas, A ^b   Islam, S ^c   Rahman, M ^d   Hussain, M A ^d   Haque, M N ^d   Egwaga, S ^e   Gardiner, E ^f   PrayGod, G ^b   Islam, M A ^c   Mann, G H ^a   Wells, W A ^f   Squire, S B ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^c RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DIVISION   (Bangladesh)

^d National Tuberculosis Control Programme   (Bangladesh)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE   (Tanzania)

^f TB Alliance   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Patient preferences; Poverty; Treatment costs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; COMMUNITY CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TANZANIA; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84903475252     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0391     Document Type: Article

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