Support for a tax increase to provide unrestricted access to an Alzheimer's disease medication: A survey of the general public in Canada

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Oremus, Mark ^a   Tarride, Jean Eric ^a,b   Clayton, Natasha ^a   Raina, Parminder ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; STATISTICS; TAX;

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PUBLIC OPINION; TAXES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74849090657     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-246     Document Type: Article

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