Pre-funding expenditure on health and long-term care under demographic uncertainty

Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 620-639

  Lassila, Jukka ^a   Valkonen, Tarmo ^a  

^a Elinkeinoelaman Tutkimuslaitos   (Finland)

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EID: 7444249040     PISSN: 10185895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0440.2004.00306.x     Document Type: Review

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