The private market for long-term care insurance in the United States: A review of the evidence

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-29

  Brown, Jeffrey R ^a   Finkelstein, Amy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 60049091792     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: 15396975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6975.2009.01286.x     Document Type: Article

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