Access to physician services in Quebec: Relative influence of household income and area of residence

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 453-481

  Rivest, François ^a   Bossé, Pascal ^a   Nedelca, Silviu ^b   Simard, Alain ^b  

^a Regie l'Assur Malad Quebec   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD INCOME; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SERVICE PROVISION;

CANADA; QUEBEC;

EID: 0033497181     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3552423     Document Type: Article

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