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Contrasting Inequalities: Comparing Correlates of Health in Canada and the United States

Armstrong, Hugh; Clement, Wallace; Lin, Zhiqiu; Prus, Steven - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2006

Comparative health studies consistently find that Canadians on average are healthier than Americans. Comparing health status within and between Canada and the United States provides key insights into the distribution of inequalities in these two countries. Canada’s universal health care...

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Explaining the Health Gap Between Canadian- and Foreign-Born Older Adults: Findings from the 2000/2001 Canadian Community Health Survey

Kobayashi, Karen M.; Prus, Steven - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2007

Previous research (Gee, Kobayashi, Prus, 2004) indicates that foreign- born older adults (65 years and older) have poorer health than their Canadian-born counterparts. Using data from the 2000/2001 Canadian Community Health Survey, the current study tests two hypotheses to explain the health gap...

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Immigration, Ethnicity and Cancer in U.S. Women

McDonald, James Ted; Neily, Jeremiah - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2007

adult working-age women. We analyse the extent to which the prevalence of these cancers among immigrants changes with years … of differences in cancer occurrence among immigrants by ethnicity that change with years spent in the USA, as well as …

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Ethnicity, Immigration and Cancer Screening: Evidence for Canadian Women

McDonald, James Ted; Kennedy, Steven - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2005

Introduction: Canada's annual immigrant intake is increasingly composed of visible minorities, with 59% of immigrants …,000 observations. Results: We find that for most forms of cancer screening, recent immigrants have markedly lower utilization rates … ethnicity. Screening rates for white immigrants approach Canadian-born women's utilization rates after 15-20 years in Canada …

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The determinants of the migration decisions of immigrant and non-immigrant physicians in Canada

McDonald, James Ted; Worswick, Christopher - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2010

Canada for immigrants) are important. As well, we find that large Canadian cities (mainly in Ontario) are the likely …

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Professional Work in Health Care Organizations: The Structural Influences of Patients in French, Canadian and American Hospitals

Bourgeault, Ivy Lynn; Sainsaulieu, Ivan; Khokher, Patricia - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2007

Although there are several studies of the impact of employment of health professionals in large bureaucratic organizations, there has been significantly less research focused on the structural influence of patients on this relationship. In this paper we present comparative qualitative data...

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Le soutien aux personnes âgées en perte d'autonomie: jusqu'où les baby-boomers pourront-ils compter sur leur famille pour répondre à leurs besoins ?

Légaré, Jacques; Alix, Carolyne; Carrière, Yves; … - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2006

Projection of future needs for home care services typically uses current utilisation patterns and population ageing. Accurately assessing this need is much more complex since disability patterns among the elderly are changing and availability of caregivers is affected by changes in family...

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Where Would You Turn For Help? Older Adults’ Knowledge and Awareness of Community Support Services

Denton, Margaret; Ploeg, Jenny; Tindale, Joseph; … - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2009

Community support services (CSSs) enable persons coping with health or social problems to maintain the highest possible level of social functioning and quality of life. Access to these services is challenging because of the multiplicity of small agencies providing these services and the lack of...

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APOCALYPSE NO: Population Aging and the Future of Health Care Systems

Evans, R.G.; McGrail, K.M.; Morgan, S.G.; Barer, M.L.; … - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2001

Illness increases with age. All else equal, an older population has greater needs for health care. This logic has led to dire predictions of skyrocketing costs-- "apocalyptic demography". Yet numerous studies have shown that aging effects are relatively small, and all else is not equal. Cost...

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Effects of 'Authorized-Generics' on Canadian Drug Prices

Grootendorst, Paul - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2007

This paper examines how the use of ‘authorized-generics’ (AGs) influences Canadian prescription drug prices. An authorized-generic is the actual brand name drug product, manufactured by the brand firm, but sold as a generic by a licensee or subsidiary of the brand, competing with independent...

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