Funding Long-term Care in the United States: The Role of Private Insurance

Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 656-666

  Chen, Yung Ping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

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EID: 0012666354     PISSN: 10185895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0440.00146     Document Type: Article

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