Access to diabetes care and medicines in the Philippines

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages

  Higuchi, Michiyo ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

access; chronic diseases; diabetes; essential medicines; health system; Philippines

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHILIPPINES; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PHILIPPINES; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77953862819     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539510373005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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