Thesaurus
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- BROADER TERM: broader or more general terms or phrases
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- RELATED TERM: a term or phrase that is conceptually or associatively linked with the indicated preferred term
Thesaurus: 1501 entries.
CANADA (Search for related entries in the library)
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CANADIAN AUTO WORKERS UNION
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CANADIAN LABOUR CONGRESS
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CANADIAN POLICY RESEARCH NETWORK (Search for related entries in the library)
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CANADIAN UNION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES (Search for related entries in the library)
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CANADIANS (Search for related entries in the library)
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CANCER
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CANNERIES
CAPITALISM (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: An economic system that is based on free markets and private, for-profit production. There are several variations of capitalism with more or less state intervention and regulation (e.g. welfare capitalism, state capitalism).
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CARE CONTEXT (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: Permeating through all levels of government and institutions, the specific models of health care and the role of medicine within them, which are shaped by and reflective of society.