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How patients navigate the diagnostic ecosystem in a fragmented health system: a qualitative study from India

Vijayashree Yellapaa Institute of Public Health, Bangalore, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Narayanan Devadasana Institute of Public Health, Bangalore, IndiaView further author information
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Anja Krumeichb Department of Health, Ethics & Society, Research School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Nitika Pant Paic Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, McGill University and McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, CanadaView further author information
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Caroline Vadnaisd McGill International TB Centre, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0446-4879View further author information
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Madhukar Paid McGill International TB Centre, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, CanadaView further author information
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Nora Engelb Department of Health, Ethics & Society, Research School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Article: 1350452 | Received 20 Mar 2017, Accepted 21 Jun 2017, Published online: 01 Aug 2017

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