Impact of Universal Health Care Coverage on patient demand for health care services in Thailand

Health Policy

Volumn 103, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 228-235

  Panpiemras, Jirawat ^a   Puttitanun, Thitima ^b   Samphantharak, Krislert ^c   Thampanishvong, Kannika ^a,d  

^a Thailand Development Research Institute   (Thailand)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capitation; Health care utilization; Payment mechanism; Thailand; Universal coverage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; THAILAND; UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE COVERAGE;

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; THAILAND; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 80255131429     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2011.08.008     Document Type: Article

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