Canadian health care: A question of access

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 127, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1384-1386

  Campbell, Robert J ^b   Hatch, Wendy V ^b   Bell, Chaim M ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CATARACT EXTRACTION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; INSURANCE; MANPOWER; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION;

CANADA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 70350721867     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 15383601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2009.275     Document Type: Editorial

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