PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - A. Mullens
TI  - Anemic loonie begins to affect health care sector
DP  - 1998 Sep 08
TA  - Canadian Medical Association Journal
PG  - 521--522
VI  - 159
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/159/5/521.short
4100  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/159/5/521.full
SO  - CMAJ1998 Sep 08; 159
AB  - Although most news surrounding the declining dollar has concentrated on its impact on Canadian shoppers, economists say it is bound to affect the financially strapped health care system too. They point out that many of the good purchased by Canadian hospitals come from the US, and the weak loonie means their price will rise.