'We don't have the right to get sick': A qualitative study of gaps in public health insurance among Im/migrant women in British Columbia, Canada.
Globally, the exclusion of im/migrants from public health care systems remains a significant health and human rights issue, calling into question claims of 'universality' of public health systems where eligibility for coverage is determined by immigration status. We aimed to describe lived...
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| Main Authors: | Shira M Goldenberg, Shaina Schafers, Maggie Hamel-Smith Grassby, Stefanie Machado, Ruth Lavergne, Mei-Ling Wiedmeyer, IRIS Study Team |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2023-01-01
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| Series: | PLOS Global Public Health |
| Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0001131&type=printable |
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