Contexte : Le poumon est depuis plusieurs annees le principal siege de cancer causant le deces pour les hommes et il est devenu depuis 1994 egalement laprincipale cause de deces par cancer pour les femmes au Canada. Il est donc important d'evaluer les ressources necessaires a son diagnostic et a...

Introduction : Le contexte economique actuel oblige tous les partenaires des reseaux de soins de sante, qu'ils soient publics ou prives, a identifier les facteurs qui conditionnent l'utilisation des services de soins de sante. Pour ameliorer notre comprehension des phenomenes qui sous-tendent...

<strong>Introduction:</strong> 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,...

Processing of the Canadian Census of Agriculture relies heavily upon access to its questionnaires. The documents are required within many stages of collection and processing to ensure delivery of quality products to agricultural clients. Historically, access to the physical documents has proven...

Statistical systems are a consequence of evolution and the level of data integration that is achieved is often an indication of the degree of system development. Almost all national statistical agencies in the world integrate administrative data with their survey and census information to some...

Computer technologies have evolved very rapidly and, compared to other businesses, farm operations have been slow to adopt computer applications. This paper investigates the key characteristics of the farm operators and farm businesses that influence computer use. To that end, data from...