Health care for older persons in Singapore: Integrating state and community provisions with individual support

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-67

  Teo, Peggy ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Community public services; Integration; Medisave; Medishield; Out of pocket expenses

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIAL POLICY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY CARE; COST; ECONOMICS; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST ALLOCATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 1842434300     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v16n01_03     Document Type: Article

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