Immigration, ethnicity, and accessibility to culturally diverse family physicians

Health and Place

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 656-671

  Wang, Lu ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Chinese immigrants; Ethnicity; Family physician; GIS

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; ASIAN IMMIGRANT; ETHNICITY; GIS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; METROPOLITAN AREA;

ARTICLE; CHINESE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASIA; CANADA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 33947661473     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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