Community participation of cross-border migrants for primary health care in Thailand

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 658-664

  Sirilak, Supakit ^a   Okanurak, Kamolnetr ^b   Wattanagoon, Yupaporn ^b   Chatchaiyalerk, Surut ^a   Tornee, Songpol ^c   Siri, Sukhontha ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Community participation; cross border migrant health volunteer; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-BORDER MIGRANT HEALTH VOLUNTEER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; THAILAND; VOLUNTEER;

COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; CROSS-BORDER MIGRANT HEALTH VOLUNTEER; THAILAND;

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; THAILAND; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; VOLUNTEERS;

EID: 84883484154     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czs105     Document Type: Article

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