Universal coverage of renal dialysis in Thailand: promise, progress, and prospects.
Thailand's experience in introducing renal replacement therapy as part of its universal health coverage scheme shows the importance of evidence and stakeholders' active participation in all phases of policy development, say Sripen Tantivess and colleagues:
Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Sripen
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Tantivess
Pitsaphun
P
Werayingyong
Piyatida
P
Chuengsaman
Yot
Y
Teerawattananon
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