Catastrophic and poverty impacts of health payments: Results from national household surveys in Thailand

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 600-606

  Limwattananon, Supon ^a   Tangcharoensathien, Viroj ^b   Prakongsai, Phusit ^b  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; POVERTY;

ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; DISASTER; DRUG USE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL COST; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; OUTPATIENT CARE; POVERTY; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; SELF MEDICATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; THAILAND;

AMBULATORY CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THAILAND; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 34548253950     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.06.033720     Document Type: Article

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