Japan's universal long-term care system reform of 2005: Containing costs and realizing a vision

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1458-1463

  Tsutsui, Takako ^a   Muramatsu, Naoko ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Japan; Long term care policy; Prevention; Reform

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GERIATRIC CARE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INSURANCE; JAPAN; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; POLICY; REHABILITATION CARE; SOCIETY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; JAPAN; LONG-TERM CARE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NURSING HOMES;

EID: 34548229340     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01281.x     Document Type: Article

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