Long-term care of the disabled elderly: Do children increase caregiving by spouses?

Review of Economics of the Household

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 323-339

  Pezzin, Liliana E ^a   Pollak, Robert A ^b   Schone, Barbara S ^c,d  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Families; Intergenerational transfers; Long term care

Indexed keywords

EID: 67849121331     PISSN: 15695239     EISSN: 15737152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11150-009-9057-6     Document Type: Article

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