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Access to affordable medicines and diagnostic tests for asthma and COPD in sub Saharan Africa: the Ugandan perspective

BACKGROUND: Equitable access to affordable medicines and diagnostic tests is an integral component of optimal clinical care of patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In Uganda, we lack contemporary data about the availability, cost and affordability of medicines and d...

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Autores principales:	Kibirige, Davis, Kampiire, Leaticia, Atuhe, David, Mwebaze, Raymond, Katagira, Winceslaus, Muttamba, Winters, Nantanda, Rebecca, Worodria, William, Kirenga, Bruce
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2017
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5721472/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29216852 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-017-0527-y

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