Japan's financing systems for health care of the elderly

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 25-36

  Okamoto, Ato ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ECONOMICS; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; JAPAN; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

AGED; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; JAPAN;

EID: 0030310518     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v08n02_03     Document Type: Article

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