Prevalence and profiles of unmet healthcare need in Thailand

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Thammatacharee, Noppakun ^a   Tisayaticom, Kanjana ^a   Suphanchaimat, Rapeepong ^a   Limwattananon, Supon ^a,b   Putthasri, Weerasak ^a   Netsaengtip, Rajana ^c   Tangcharoensathien, Viroj ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c National Statistical Office   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Access to healthcare; Health policies; Inequity; Unmet need

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; THAILAND; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; THAILAND; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867899908     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-923     Document Type: Article

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