Out-of-Pocket expenditure for diagnosis of lung cancer: A significant pretreatment financial burden – Study from a tertiary care cancer center in North India
Background: The incidence of catastrophic expenditure due to health-care costs is growing and is estimated to be one of the major contributors to poverty. The need to pay out-of-pocket can also mean that households do not seek care when they need it. The total economic burden of cancer therapy amoun...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2019-01-01
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| Series: | CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.cjhr.org/article.asp?issn=2348-3334;year=2019;volume=6;issue=1;spage=18;epage=22;aulast=Barwal |