Health care utilization in Canada: Twenty-five years of evidence

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-87

  Curtis, Lori J ^a   MacMinn, William J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Government of Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Equity; Health care utilization; Socioeconomic gradients

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; EQUITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; INSURANCE SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 44149127496     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cpp.34.1.065     Document Type: Article

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