Universal coverage of renal dialysis in Thailand: Promise, progress, and prospects

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 346, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Tantivess, Sripen ^a   Werayingyong, Pitsaphun ^a   Chuengsaman, Piyatida ^b   Teerawattananon, Yot ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b Ban Phaeo Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE REGISTRY; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; THAILAND; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BUDGET; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BUDGETS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; RENAL DIALYSIS; THAILAND; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875091155     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f462     Document Type: Article

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