Leishmaniasis patients' pilgrimage to access health care in rural Bolivia: a qualitative study using human rights to health approach

Abstract Background Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease endemic in Bolivia that disproportionately affects people with little social and political capital. Although the treatment is provided free of charge by the Bolivian government, there is an under-utilization of treatments in relation...

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Main Authors: Daniel Eid, Miguel San Sebastian, Anna-Karin Hurtig, Isabel Goicolea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC International Health and Human Rights
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12914-019-0196-4