De-insurance in Ontario has reduced use of eye care services by the socially disadvantaged

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 203-210

  Jin, Ya Ping ^a,b   Buys, Yvonne M ^a   Hatch, Wendy ^a   Trope, Graham E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EYE CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; OPHTHALMOLOGY; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 84862277897     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2012.03.017     Document Type: Article

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