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

• Main Authors: Alexandra Cameron (Author), Ilse Roubos (Author), Margaret Ewen (Author), Aukje K Mantel-Teeuwisse (Author), Hubertus GM Leufkens (Author), Richard O Laing (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization.
• Subjects: article
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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...