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Posted by Trudi Smith on
May 3, 2017
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Dr. Mohammad Hajizadeh from the School of Health Administration recently published "Does socioeconomic status affect lengthy wait time in Canada? Evidence from Canadian Community Health Surveys" in The European Journal of Health Economics.
Dr. Hajizadeh's finding that wait times are longer for low-income Canadians - especially in the Atlantic Provinces - became the focus of media attention:
- "Wealthier Canadians receiving faster access to heatlh care: study" CTV Atlantic - April 18, 2017
- "Poor Nova Scotians wait longer for health care: researcher." Chronicle Herald - April 19, 2017
- "Low-income Canadians face longer wait times." Global News - April 18, 2017
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