How do people attribute income-related inequalities in health? A cross-sectional study in Ontario, Canada

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Lofters, Aisha ^a,b   Slater, Morgan ^b   Kirst, Maritt ^a,c   Shankardass, Ketan ^a,d   Quiñonez, Carlos ^a,c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; SOCIAL STATUS; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONTARIO; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84898006432     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085286     Document Type: Article

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