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Availability, cost and affordability of essential cardiovascular disease medicines in the south west region of Cameroon: Preliminary findings from the Cameroon science for disease study

BACKGROUND: More than 80% of premature deaths due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) occur in low- and middle-income countries. However, access to, and affordability of medications remain a challenge in these countries. OBJECTIVE: To assess the availability, cost and affordability of essential cardiova...

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Autores principales:	Dzudie, Anastase, Njume, Epie, Abanda, Martin, Aminde, Leopold, Hamadou, Ba, Dzekem, Bonaventure, Azabji, Marcel, Doualla, Marie Solange, Ngowe, Marcelin, Kengne, Andre P.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2020
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7055918/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32130252 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229307

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