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- Title
Sailors the only patients at unique Vancouver clinic.
- Authors
Kent, Heather
- Abstract
Focuses on the Mariners Clinic in Vancouver, a private medical practice that is solely dedicated to treating foreign sailors aboard freighters and cruise ships. Dr. Stan Karon, founder of the clinic; Ship owners who abandon the vessels and crews due to economic problems; Effect on the clinic; Health insurance for the sailors; Charges for the treatment recommended by the British Columbia Medical Association.
- Subjects
BRITISH Columbia; CANADA; SAILORS; CLINICS; KARON, Stan; SHIPOWNERS; MERCHANT mariners; MEDICAL care
- Publication
Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), 1999, Vol 160, Issue 11, p1625
- Publication type
Article