Health care access in three nations: Canada, insured America, and uninsured America

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 697-717

  Kennedy, Jae ^a   Morgan, Steve ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR;

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547944984     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/EC30-KP22-RA84-RAL4     Document Type: Review

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