Health status and health services utilization of Canada's immigrant and non-immigrant populations

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-75

  Laroche, Mireille ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; SERVICE PROVISION;

CANADA;

EID: 0034040101     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3552256     Document Type: Article

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