Mapping the social demography and location of HIV services across Toronto neighbourhoods

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-48

  Kaukinen, Catherine ^a   Fulcher, Christophe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Demography; Geographical analysis; Location of health services; Social service provision; Underserved and vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION;

CANADA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33644875422     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2005.00595.x     Document Type: Article

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