Makeshift medicine is a response to US health system failures

Patrick J. A. Kelly (), Katie B. Biello and Jaclyn M. W. Hughto
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Patrick J. A. Kelly: Brown University School of Public Health
Katie B. Biello: Brown University School of Public Health
Jaclyn M. W. Hughto: Brown University School of Public Health

Nature Human Behaviour, 2023, vol. 7, issue 4, 475-477

Abstract: The ‘makeshift medicine’ framework describes how individuals address healthcare needs when they are unable to access the US healthcare system. The framework is applied to gender-affirming care, the health of people who inject drugs and abortion access. Recommendations for future research, advocacy and policy are made.

Date: 2023
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