Health inequities experienced by aboriginal children with respiratory conditions and their parents

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 6-27

  Stewart, Miriam ^a   King, Malcolm ^b   Blood, Roxanne ^a   Letourneau, Nicole ^c   Masuda, Jeffrey R ^d   Anderson, Sharon ^a   Bearskin, Lisa Bourque ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal health; Access to care; Chronic illness; Health disparities; Psychosocial aspects of illness; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886666091     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.1177/084456211304500302     Document Type: Article

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