Variation in health and health care use by socioeconomic status in Winnipeg, Canada: does the system work well? Yes and no.

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Published in Milbank Q on January 01, 1997

Authors

N P Roos1, C A Mustard

Author Affiliations

1: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg.

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