Out of Pocket Payment and Affordability of Medication for Geriatric Patients in Tehran, Iran

Background: Considering the importance of high out-of-pocket (OOP) payment (OOPP), as a marker of health system performance, and affordability of medications in the elderly, this study was conducted to determine these issues. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, prescriptions of patients aged...

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Main Authors: Morvarid ZARIF-YEGANEH, Mona KARGAR, Arash RASHIDIAN, Aarefeh JAFARZADEH KOHNELOO, Kheirollah GHOLAMI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2019-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/17358