Welfare generosity and population health among Canadian provinces: A time-series cross-sectional analysis, 1989-2009

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 970-977

  Ng, Edwin ^a   Muntaner, Carles ^b,c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SECONDARY EDUCATION; WELFARE IMPACT;

CANADA;

CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 84945439802     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2014-205385     Document Type: Article

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