Determinants of health-service use by low-income people

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 104-131

  Stewart, Miriam ^a   Reutter, Linda ^a   Makwarimba, Edward ^a   Rootman, Irving ^b   Williamson, Deanna ^a   Raine, Kim ^a   Wilson, Doug ^a   Fast, Janet ^a   Love, Rhonda ^c   McFall, Sharon ^d   Shorten, Deana ^e   Letourneau, Nicole ^f   Hayward, Karen ^g   Masuda, Jeff ^a   Rutakumwa, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Boyle McCauley Health Centre   (Canada)

^e National Anti poverty Organization Atlantic   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^g Genuine Progress Index for Atlantic Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Consumers; Health determinants; Health professionals; Health services; Low income; Poverty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ALBERTA; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; ONTARIO; POVERTY;

EID: 25144473427     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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