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Int J Health Policy Manag. 2022;11(11): 2552-2562. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2022.5784
PMID: 35174676        PMCID: PMC9818107

Original Article

Does Direct Benefit Transfer Improve Outcomes Among People With Tuberculosis? – A Mixed-Methods Study on the Need for a Review of the Cash Transfer Policy in India

Jigna D. Dave 1 ORCID, Mihir P. Rupani 2,3 * ORCID

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