Older people's views on how to finance increasing health-care costs

Ageing and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 497-514

  Werntoft, Elisabet ^a   Hallberg, Ingalill Rahm ^a   Elmståhl, Sölve ^a   Edberg, Anna Karin ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Health care rationing; Older people; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; FINANCIAL SERVICES; HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; TAX SYSTEM; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 33745288151     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X05004654     Document Type: Article

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