Differences in the availability of medicines for chronic and acute conditions in the public and private sectors of developing countries

OBJECTIVE: To investigate potential differences in the availability of medicines for chronic and acute conditions in low- and middle-income countries. METHODS: Data on the availability of 30 commonly-surveyed medicines - 15 for acute and 15 for chronic conditions - were obtained from facility-based...

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Main Authors: Alexandra Cameron, Ilse Roubos, Margaret Ewen, Aukje K Mantel-Teeuwisse, Hubertus GM Leufkens, Richard O Laing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862011000600008&lng=en&tlng=en