Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Access, Quality and Satisfaction with Care Among Women Living in Rural and Remote Communities in Canada

Research in the Sociology of Health Care

Volumn 24, Issue , 2006, Pages 175-202

  Bourgeault, Ivy L ^a   Sutherns, Rebecca ^a   Haworth Brockman, Margaret ^a   Dallaire, Christine ^a   Neis, Barbara ^a  

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EID: 33750427880     PISSN: 02754959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0275-4959(06)24009-2     Document Type: Review

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