Waiting for care: Effects of Ontario's 3-month waiting period for OHIP on landed immigrants

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Goel, Ritika ^a   Bloch, Gary ^a   Caulford, Paul ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFANT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879618847     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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