Health service utilization among older adults in British Columbia: Making sense of geography

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 219-232

  Allan, Diane ^a   Cloutier Fisher, Denise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; British Columbia; Health services; Older adults; Rural

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH VISITOR; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; NURSING HOME; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33746642446     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/cja.2006.0032     Document Type: Article

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