Open Access<p>Challenges Faced by Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients in Three Financially Affluent Chinese Cities</p>
Author(s) -
Peize Zhang,
Guanghui Xu,
Yanhua Song,
Jie Tan,
Tao Chen,
Guofang Deng
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s275400
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , sputum , socioeconomic status , medical insurance , family medicine , environmental health , population , business , pathology , actuarial science
The aim of this study was to analyze socioeconomic burdens and other difficulties that multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients in cities are facing, to identify major obstacles and which groups of patients are most affected.