Willingness to Pay for HIV Self-Tests Among Women in Kenya: Implications for Subsidy and Pricing Policies.
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SUBMITTER: Thirumurthy H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5959049 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
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Willingness to Pay for HIV Self-Tests Among Women in Kenya: Implications for Subsidy and Pricing Policies.
Thirumurthy Harsha H Masters Samuel H SH Agot Kawango K
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 20180601 2
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