Future demand for formal long-term care in Sweden

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 216-224

  Batljan, Ilija ^a   Lagergren, Mårten ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ageing; Demand for LTC; Health status; Human resources; Mortality; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844452864     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-005-0002-0     Document Type: Article

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