Health sector regulation in Thailand: Recent progress and the future agenda

Health Policy

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 323-338

  Teerawattananon, Yot ^a   Tangcharoensathien, Viroj ^a   Tantivess, Sripen ^a   Mills, Anne ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health professionals; Health regulation; Kidney transplantation; Malpractice; Medical council; Thailand

Indexed keywords

CONTINUING EDUCATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MEDICAL ETHICS; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; THAILAND;

EID: 0037368389     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8510(02)00140-9     Document Type: Article

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