Screening assessment of persons 40-59 years of age in rural Thailand by a mobile health unit

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 131-138

  Swaddiwudhipong, Witaya ^a   Mahasakpan, Pranee ^a   Chaovakiratipong, Chaveewan ^a   Nguntra, Patchree ^a   Tatip, Yuvadee ^a   Koonchote, Supawan ^a   Boonmak, Chid ^a   Tharmaphornpilas, Piyanit ^b  

^a MAE SOT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Mobile Health Unit; Screening Assessment; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; THAILAND;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; THAILAND;

EID: 0033072265     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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