The health of Canadians on welfare

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 115-119

  Vozoris, Nicholas T ^a   Tarasuk, Valerie S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISABLED PERSON; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATISTICS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 2342577604     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405778     Document Type: Article

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