Aboriginal urbanization and rights in Canada: Examining implications for health

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 219-228

  Senese, Laura C ^a   Wilson, Kathi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal health; Aboriginal rights; Canada; Gender; In depth interviews; Qualitative; Social determinants of health; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN RIGHTS; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; PERCEPTION; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

ABORIGINE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY LIVING; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INTERVIEW; MALE; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RACISM; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

ABORIGINAL HEALTH; ABORIGINAL RIGHTS; CANADA; GENDER; IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS; QUALITATIVE; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; URBANIZATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; URBAN HEALTH; URBANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 84880324595     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.02.016     Document Type: Article

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