Income and health in Canada: Research gaps and future opportunities

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2006, Pages

  Raphael, Dennis ^a   Labonte, Ronald ^b   Colman, Ronald ^c   Hayward, Karen ^c   Torgerson, Renee ^d   Macdonald, Jennifer ^e  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c Genuine Progress Index Atlantic   (Canada)

^d Canadian Policy Research Networks   (Canada)

^e Nova Scotia Department of Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

Income; Public health; Public policy; Research priorities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COOPERATION; DATA ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TAX; UNITED KINGDOM; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; CAPACITY BUILDING; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH PRIORITY;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; CANADA; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FINLAND; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERVIEWS; PILOT PROJECTS; RESEARCH SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33845802601     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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