Published in J Trop Med on October 31, 2012
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Poverty and user fees for public health care in low-income countries: lessons from Uganda and Cambodia. Lancet (2006) 3.24
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A realist evaluation of the management of a well-performing regional hospital in Ghana. BMC Health Serv Res (2010) 1.72
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Impact of community-based support services on antiretroviral treatment programme delivery and outcomes in resource-limited countries: a synthetic review. BMC Health Serv Res (2012) 1.65
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Stavudine- and nevirapine-related drug toxicity while on generic fixed-dose antiretroviral treatment: incidence, timing and risk factors in a three-year cohort in Kigali, Rwanda. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2009) 1.47
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Treating 4,000 diabetic patients in Cambodia, a high-prevalence but resource-limited setting: a 5-year study. BMC Med (2009) 1.06
Beyond health aid: would an international equalization scheme for universal health coverage serve the international collective interest? Global Health (2014) 1.06
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