Legislating for care: A comparative analysis of long-term care insurance laws in Japan and Germany

Social Science Japan Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 38-56

  Webb, Philippa ^a  

^a UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; LEGISLATION; SOCIAL POLICY;

GERMANY; JAPAN;

EID: 0038266508     PISSN: 13691465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ssjj/6.1.39     Document Type: Article

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