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The first 10 years of the Universal Coverage Scheme in Thailand: review of its impact on health inequalities and lessons learnt for middle-income countries. 泰国全民医保计划的前十年：审查其对健康不平等的影响以及中等收入国家的经验教训。

Australasian epidemiologist Pub Date : 2010-12-01

Vasoontara Yiengprugsawan, Matthew Kelly, Sam-Ang Seubsman, Adrian C Sleigh

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Nutrition transition, food retailing and health equity in Thailand. 泰国的营养转型、食品零售和健康公平。

Australasian epidemiologist Pub Date : 2010-12-01

Matthew Kelly, Cathy Banwell, Jane Dixon, Sam-Ang Seubsman, Vasoontara Yiengprugsawan, Adrian Sleigh

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News from the Editors 编辑新闻

Australasian epidemiologist Pub Date : 2010-12-01 DOI: 10.1109/cjece.1993.6592921

V. Cleland, S. McNaughton

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The Likert Scale 李克特量表

Australasian epidemiologist Pub Date : 2003-01-01 DOI: 10.4135/9781412953948.n261

A. Esterman

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