The political use of poll results about public support for a privatized healthcare system in Canada

Health Policy

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 104-112

  Contandriopoulos, Damien ^a   Bilodeau, Henriette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Health care reform; Privatization; Public opinion polls; Quebec

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; POLITICS; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC OPINION;

EID: 61849169462     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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