Access to Care, Health Status, and Health Disparities in the United States and Canada: Results of a Cross-National Population-Based Survey

E. Lasser, Karen; U. Himmelstein, David; Woolhandler, Steffie

doi:10.2105/ajph.2004.059402

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Access to Care, Health Status, and Health Disparities in the United States and Canada: Results of a Cross-National Population-Based Survey

Published in American Journal of Public Health • May 31, 2006

Authors:

Karen E. Lasser

David U. Himmelstein

Steffie Woolhandler

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: We compared health status, access to care, and utilization of medical services in the United States and Canada and compared disparities according to race, income, and immigrant status. METHODS: We analyzed population-based data on 3505 Canadian and 5183 US adults from the Joint Canada/US...

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Immigration

Health care

Medicine

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