Socio-economic status

Canadian Nurse

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-29

  Disano, Jason ^a   Goulet, Julie ^a   Muhajarine, Nazeem ^b   Neudorf, Cordell ^c   Harvey, Jean ^a  

^a CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH INFORMATION   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c SASKATOON HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; POVERTY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 76549104891     PISSN: 00084581     EISSN: 14925494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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