A national survey of student extended health insurance programs in postsecondary institutions in Canada: Limited support for students with mental health problems

Canadian Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 101-109

  Nunes, Monica ^a   Walker, John R ^b   Syed, Tarannum ^a   De Jong, Meagan ^a   Stewart, Donald W ^b   Provencher, Martin D ^c   Swinson, Richard P ^d   Ferrari, Jack ^a   Furer, Patricia ^b  

^a Mobilizing Minds Research Group   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Mental health; Postsecondary education; Students; Young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900532416     PISSN: 07085591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036476     Document Type: Article

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