Public health in Thailand: Emerging focus on non-communicable diseases

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages e197-e212

  Kaufman, Nicholas D ^a   Chasombat, Sanchai ^b   Tanomsingh, Saengchom ^b   Rajataramya, Benjaporn ^a   Potempa, Kathleen ^c  

^a Praboromarajchanok Institute   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cardiovascular disease; Health policy; Public health; Thailand

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH WORKER; LITERATURE REVIEW; POLICY REFORM; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH WORK; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; MANAGEMENT; NEOPLASM; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; THAILAND;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLICATIONS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; NEOPLASMS; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; POLICY MAKING; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THAILAND;

THAILAND;

EID: 79961168993     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: 10991751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.1078     Document Type: Article

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