The possibilities and constrains of long term care insurance in Spain;Posibilidades y limitaciones de un seguro de cuidados de larga duración para mayores dependientes en España

Mapfre Medicina

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 52-61

  Costa Font, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Demographic projections; Long term care insurance; Old age dependency

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; LONG TERM CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN;

EID: 16844382950     PISSN: 11305665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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