The effect of patient's asymmetric information problem on elderly use of medical care

Applied Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 2133-2142

  Lim, Jae Young ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH WORKER;

ASIA; CHUNCHEON; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KANGWON; KOREA; SEOUL [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 34548626536     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840600707142     Document Type: Article

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