Urban Aboriginal health: Examining inequalities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations in Canada

Canadian Geographer

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 98-116

  Wilson, Kathi ^a   Cardwell, Nicolette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; cultural determinants; social determinants of health; urban

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL RELATIONS; HEALTH STATUS; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; RACIAL DISPARITY; URBAN AREA;

CANADA;

EID: 84857794479     PISSN: 00083658     EISSN: 15410064     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0064.2011.00397.x     Document Type: Review

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