A comparison of health access between permanent residents, undocumented immigrants and refugee claimants in Toronto, Canada

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 165-176

  Campbell, Ruth M ^a   Klei, A G ^b   Hodges, Brian D ^a   Fisman, David ^c   Kitto, Simon ^d  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barriers to healthcare; Canada; Health access; Health disparities; Health services research; Illegal immigrants; Immigrant Health; Immigration; Landed immigrants; Permanent residents; Refugee claimants; Refugees; Undocumented immigrants; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFUGEE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFUGEES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84894949544     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9740-1     Document Type: Article

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