Access to medicines in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC): a scoping study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess scientific publication and map research gaps on access to medicines (ATM) in Latin American and the Caribbean low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC).

Design

Scoping review. Two independent reviewers assessed studies for inclusion and extracted data from each study.

Information sources

Search strategies were developed and the following databases were searched: MEDLINE, ISI, SCOPUS and Lilacs, from 2000 to 2010.

Eligibility criteria

Research articles and reviews published in English, Spanish and Portuguese were included. Studies including only high-income countries were excluded, as well as those carried out in very limited settings and discussion papers.

Results

The 77 articles retained were categorised through consensus among t

SUBMITTER: Emmerick IC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3646181 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature