The system of care for the elderly in Thailand: Capitalizing from an integrated community-based health system through reform

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 258-264

  Chunharas, Somsak ^a  

^a National Health Foundation Thailand   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Care for the elderly; Community health services; Decentralization; Primary care; Systems of care; Thailand

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERIATRIC CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; POLITICS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; THAILAND; WELLBEING; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL CLASS;

AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; SOCIAL CLASS; THAILAND;

EID: 0036703310     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03324448     Document Type: Article

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