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. 2019 Jun 19;4(3):e001675.
doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001675. eCollection 2019.

Achieving affordable critical care in low-income and middle-income countries

Hugo C Turner  1   2 , Nguyen Van Hao  3 , Sophie Yacoub  1   2 , Van Minh Tu Hoang  1 , David A Clifton  4 , Guy E Thwaites  1   2 , Arjen M Dondorp  2   5 , C Louise Thwaites  1   2 , Nguyen Van Vinh Chau  3
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Achieving affordable critical care in low-income and middle-income countries

Hugo C Turner et al. BMJ Glob Health. .
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Keywords: health economics; health systems; public health.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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The costs for the monitoring and supportive equipment associated with an intensive care unit bed in Vietnam. Costs are based on quotes from commercial medical equipment distributors in Vietnam (2018 prices). Costs are not annualised.
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