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Comparison of two cash transfer strategies to prevent catastrophic costs for poor tuberculosis-affected households in low- and middle-income countries: An economic modelling study

BACKGROUND: Illness-related costs for patients with tuberculosis (TB) ≥20% of pre-illness annual household income predict adverse treatment outcomes and have been termed “catastrophic.” Social protection initiatives, including cash transfers, are endorsed to help prevent catastrophic costs. With thi...

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Autores principales: Rudgard, William E., Evans, Carlton A., Sweeney, Sedona, Wingfield, Tom, Lönnroth, Knut, Barreira, Draurio, Boccia, Delia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5675360/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29112693
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002418