Can a publicly funded home care system successfully allocate service based on perceived need rather than socioeconomic status? A Canadian experience

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 108-119

  Laporte, Audrey ^a   Croxford, Ruth ^b   Coyte, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Home care; Service utilisation; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; DATA BASE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL CLASS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ONTARIO; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 33846922097     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2006.00672.x     Document Type: Article

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