Impact of rural hospital closures in Saskatchewan, Canada

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1793-1804

  Liu, Liyan ^a   Hader, Joanne ^a   Brossart, Bonnie ^a   White, Robin ^a   Lewis, Steven ^a  

^a Hlth Serv Utiliz Res Commn H   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Community impacts; Health care reform; Health policy; Rural hospital closures; Saskatchewan

Indexed keywords

CLOSURE; HEALTH IMPACT; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RURAL AREA; SERVICE PROVISION;

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; RURAL AREA;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH FACILITY CLOSURE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, UNDER 100; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; SASKATCHEWAN;

CANADA;

EID: 0034999721     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(00)00298-7     Document Type: Article

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