Understanding the demographic characteristics and health of medically uninsured patients

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Bunn, Shannon ^a,b   Fleming, Patrick ^b   Rzeznikiewiz, Damian ^b   Leung, Fok Han ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HYPERTENSION; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; ONTARIO; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84879640536     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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