Design limitations of long-term care insurance schemes: A comparative study of the situation in Spain

International Social Security Review

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 91-110

  Costa Font, Joan ^a   Font Vilalta, Montserrat ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

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EID: 39849104539     PISSN: 0020871X     EISSN: 1468246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-246X.2006.00255.x     Document Type: Article

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