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» A Social Epidemiologic Study of Obesity Among Preschool Children in Thailand
   Examines the influence of parent's educational level and household income on childhood obesity in Thailand by weight-for-height index. Obesity problem is more prevalent in urban than rural areas of developing countries.
   http://www.nature.com/ijo/journal/v25/n3/full/0801477a.html

» Factbook on Global Sexual Exploitation: Thailand
   Women and children trafficking from Europe, China, and Burma into the country and law enforcements. Prostitution as an alternative to earn money for poor families aggravates sexual abuses and AIDS. Cases demonstrate methods of traffickers and police actio
   http://www.uri.edu/artsci/wms/hughes/thailand.htm

» Poverty Eradication
   Government programs aim to reduce poverty by occupational trainings, medical services, funding, and selling local products, administered by former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Sufficiency economy imposed by the King guides people on self-supporting
   http://thailand.prd.go.th/ebook/review/content.php?chapterID=17

» Regional Income Gap and Migration: The Case of Thailand
   Dispels the notion that migration has been associated with poverty in the Northeast since 1997 economic crisis by affirming that labor market reached equilibrium and wrong image was portrayed by politicians and researchers.
   http://www.asiaquarterly.com/content/view/148/40/

» Worst Form of Child Labour Data: Thailand
   National statistics of child slavery, trafficking, prostitution, crime, and soldiers supplemented with articles taken from various sources.
   http://www.globalmarch.org/worstformsreport/world/thailand.html