Eye care utilization in Canada: Disparity in the publicly funded health care system

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 133-138

  Jin, Ya Ping ^a,b   Trope, Graham E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EYE CARE; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052527836     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3129/i10-120     Document Type: Article

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