Low-income Canadians' experiences with health-related services: Implications for health care reform

Health Policy

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 106-121

  Williamson, Deanna L ^a   Stewart, Miriam J ^a   Hayward, Karen ^b   Letourneau, Nicole ^c   Makwarimba, Edward ^a   Masuda, Jeff ^a   Raine, Kim ^a   Reutter, Linda ^a   Rootman, Irving ^d   Wilson, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Health care reform; Health related services; Poverty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MANAGER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; POLICY; RECREATION; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ALBERTA; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ONTARIO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POVERTY;

EID: 32644473162     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2005.05.005     Document Type: Article

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