Inequalities in determinants of health among aboriginal and caucasian persons living with HIV/AIDS in Ontario: Results from the positive spaces, healthy places study

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 215-219

  Monette, Laverne E ^a,d,f   Rourke, Sean B ^b,d,e,f   Gibson, Katherine ^b,d,f   Bekele, Tsegaye M ^b,d,f   Tucker, Ruthann ^b,d,f   Greene, Saara ^d,e,f,g   Sobota, Michael ^d,e,f,h   Koornstra, Jay ^d,e,f,i   Byers, Steve ^d,f,j   Marks, Elisabeth ^d,e,f   Bacon, Jean ^b,d,e,f   Watson, James R ^b,d,f   WatsonHwang, Stephen W ^c,d,f,k   Ahluwalia, Amrita ^d,f,g   Dunn, James R ^c,d,f   Guenter, Dale ^d,f   Hambly, Keith ^d,f,g   Bhuiyan, Shafi ^b,d,f  

^a Ontario Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Strategy   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO HIV TREATMENT NETWORK   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Canada)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g Fife House   (Canada)

^h AIDS Thunder Bay   (Canada)

ⁱ Bruce House   (Canada)

^j AIDS Niagara   (Canada)

^k UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Aboriginal peoples; Determinants of health; HIV; Housing; Inequality

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960802230     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404900     Document Type: Article

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