The doctor will not see you now: investigating the social determinants of specialist care using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)

BackgroundThe Canada Health Act mandates universal access to medical services for all Canadians. Despite this, there are significant disparities in access based on socioeconomic status, race and ethnicity, immigrant status, and indigeneity. However, there is limited evidence on the use of specialist...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Public Health
Main Authors:	Marie Lan, Feben W. Alemu, Shehzad Ali
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-09-01
Subjects:	CLSA health care access health care utilization older adults medical specialist
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1384604/full

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