A survey of availability, price and affordability of essential medicines from 2011 to 2016 in Chinese secondary and tertiary hospitals

Abstract Background Essential medicines are those drugs that satisfy the priority health care needs of the population and help with functioning healthcare systems. Although many countries have formulated an essential medicine list, almost half of the global population still lack regular access to es...

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Main Authors: Xiaodong Guan, Huajie Hu, Chunxia Man, Luwen Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-018-0870-5