Ageing and long-term care: Key challenges in long-term care coverage for public and private systems

Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-34

  De Castries, Henri ^a  

^a AXA   (France)

Author keywords

Ageing; Long term care; Protection products; Public and private schemes; Universal coverage

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149496851     PISSN: 10185895     EISSN: 14680440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/gpp.2008.41     Document Type: Article

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