Canada: A land of missed opportunity for addressing the social determinants of health

Health Policy

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 44-58

  Bryant, Toba ^a   Raphael, Dennis ^b   Schrecker, Ted ^c   Labonte, Ronald ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Public policy; Social determinants of health

Indexed keywords

SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; CANADA; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MORTALITY; POVERTY; PROGNOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; TAX; URBAN POPULATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CANADA; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 79956057756     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.08.022     Document Type: Article

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