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Financial Burden, Out-of-Pocket Health Spending, and Household Economic Well-Being in Heart Failure Patients in India: A Multicentre Cross-Sectional Survey Cover

Financial Burden, Out-of-Pocket Health Spending, and Household Economic Well-Being in Heart Failure Patients in India: A Multicentre Cross-Sectional Survey

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|Mar 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1535 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179
Language: English
Submitted on: Oct 9, 2025
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Accepted on: Feb 23, 2026
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Published on: Mar 12, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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