Introduction: In the current economic context, all partners in health care delivery systems, be they public or private, are obliged to identify the factors that influence the utilization of health care services. To improve our understanding of the phenomena that underlie these relationships,...

Context: Lung cancer has been the leading cause of cancer deaths in Canadian males for many years, and since 1994, this has been the case for Canadian females as well. It is therefore important to evaluate the resources required for its diagnosis and treatment. This article presents an estimate...

While populist rule has become increasingly prevalent in the developing world, much of our knowledge about its implications remains anecdotal and contradictory. In this paper, we conduct the most comprehensive large-N cross-national test of the consequences of populist rule to date. Using data...