Monitoring and Evaluating Progress towards Universal Health Coverage in Thailand

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Tangcharoensathien, Viroj ^a   Limwattananon, Supon ^a,b   Patcharanarumol, Walaiporn ^a   Thammatacharee, Jadej ^c  

^a International Health Policy Program Thailand   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c National Health Security Office   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL STATUS; TAX; THAILAND; EVALUATION STUDY; INSURANCE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; STANDARDS; TRENDS;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; THAILAND; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84907960257     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001726     Document Type: Article

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