Capacity building for global health diplomacy: Thailand's experience of trade and health

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1118-1128

  Thaiprayoon, Suriwan ^a   Smith, Richard ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capacity; diplomacy; Thailand; trade

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DIPLOMACY; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; THAILAND;

CAPACITY BUILDING; COMMERCE; DIPLOMACY; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; THAILAND;

EID: 84947064416     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czu117     Document Type: Article

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