Open AccessIndirect patient expenses for antituberculosis treatment in Tijuana, Mexico: is treatment really free?
Author(s) -
Gema Yolanda Guzmán-Montes,
Renata Heras-Ovalles,
Rafael Laniado-Laborı́n
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.489
Subject(s) - medicine , medical expenses , tuberculosis , demographics , regimen , pulmonary tuberculosis , emergency medicine , pediatrics , surgery , demography , pathology , sociology
One of the main problems faced by the Mexican National Tuberculosis Program is the high rate of patients abandoning treatment. This study aimed to determine the magnitude of unaccounted costs of tuberculosis (TB) treatment in Tijuana, Mexico.
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