Health system reform and the elderly: The case of Israel

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 85-104

  Bentur, Netta ^a   Berg, Ayelet ^a   Gross, Revital ^a   Chinitz, David ^b  

^a MYERS JDC BROOKDALE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES;

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0032454379     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/j031v10n02_06     Document Type: Article

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