Lesson from Canada's universal care: Socially disadvantaged patients use more health services, still have poorer health

Health Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 274-283

  Alter, David A ^a   Stukel, Therese ^b   Chong, Alice ^b   Henry, David ^b  

^a Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences   (United States)

^b TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; SOCIAL CLASS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 79955594376     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0669     Document Type: Article

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