Variation in Health and Health Care Use by Socioeconomic Status in Winnipeg, Canada: Does the System Work Well? Yes and No

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-111

  Roos, Noralou P ^a   Mustard, Cameron A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CENSUSES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MANITOBA; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PUBLIC POLICY; SINGLE-PAYER SYSTEM; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0030640203     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.00045     Document Type: Article

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