Factors Associated with State Hospital Utilisation among Thai Elderly who had Illnesses which Needed Hospitalisation

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 658-663

  Jitapunkul, Sutthichai ^a   Chayovan, Napaporn ^a   Choprapawon, Chanpen ^d   Buasai, Supakorn ^b   Na Songkhla, Mongkol ^b   Chirawatkul, Aroon ^c   Kachondham, Yongyout ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^c KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d Thailand Health Research Institute   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THAILAND; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, STATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THAILAND;

EID: 2442536314     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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