Impact of the economic crisis and drug shortage on Lebanese cancer patients’ care
Dollen Eid,
Jad Jabbour,
Elissar Moujaes
et al.
Abstract:BACKGROUND
As a consequence of the economic crisis, the sociopolitical instability and the advent of the coronavirus disease-19 pandemic, nested challenges faced the Lebanese healthcare system. These have resulted in critical shortages of essential resources, including medications vital for oncologic patients.
AIM
To assess the ramifications of the ongoing economic crisis on oncology patient care focusing on our outpatient oncology department.
METHODS
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