Tuberculosis and poverty: the contribution of patient costs in sub-Saharan Africa – a systematic review

Devra M Barter; Stephen O Agboola; Megan B Murray; Till Bärnighausen

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Tuberculosis and poverty: the contribution of patient costs in sub-Saharan Africa – a systematic review

Devra M Barter Stephen O Agboola Megan B Murray Till Bärnighausen

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Devra M Barter, Stephen O Agboola, Megan B Murray, et al. (2012). Tuberculosis and poverty: the contribution of patient costs in sub-Saharan Africa – a systematic review. BMC Public Health, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-980

Tuberculosis and poverty: the contribution of patient costs in sub-Saharan Africa – a systematic review

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