Impact of a guaranteed annual income program on Canadian seniors’ physical, mental and functional health

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2016, Pages e176-e182

  McIntyre, Lynn ^a   Kwok, Cynthia ^a   Emery, J C Herbert ^b   Dutton, Daniel J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Guaranteed annual income; Health; HUI; Mental health; Poverty; Seniors

Indexed keywords

AGED; CANADA; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; CANADA; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OLD AGE ASSISTANCE; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84982202438     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: 19207476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17269/CJPH.107.5372     Document Type: Article

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