Barriers to care: The challenges for Canadian refugees and their health care providers

Journal of Refugee Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 523-545

  McKeary, Marie ^a   Newbold, Bruce ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Health care; Refugees; Systemic barriers

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFUGEE;

CANADA; HAMILTON [ONTARIO]; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 78649873394     PISSN: 09516328     EISSN: 14716925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jrs/feq038     Document Type: Article

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