Supplier density and at-home care use in Japan: Evidence from a micro-level survey on long-term care receivers

Japan and the World Economy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 365-372

  Noguchi, Haruko ^a   Shimizutani, Satoshi ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POPULATION AND SOCIAL SECURITY RESEARCH   (Japan)

^b Institute for International Policy Studies   (Japan)

Author keywords

At home care; Long term care insurance; Supplier density

Indexed keywords

EID: 71549128675     PISSN: 09221425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.japwor.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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