Eradicating TB with ... cell phone minutes?
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 - 15:28
in Mathematics & Economics
MIT students have come up with a possible solution for getting TB patients to take their medicine: A new testing and reporting system that is easy for patients to use and offers economic incentives such as free cell phone minutes.
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