Health inequalities, deprivation, immigration and aboriginality in Canada: A geographic perspective

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 470-474

  Pampalon, Robert ^a   Hamel, Denis ^a   Gamache, Philippe ^a  

^a Institut National de la Santé Publique du Québec   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal people; Canada; Deprivation; Health inequalities; Immigration; Survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651304769     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403966     Document Type: Article

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