Long-term care: A suitable case for social insurance

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 359-374

  Barr, Nicholas ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Long term care; Residential care; Risk; Social insurance

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; INSURANCE SYSTEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE ECONOMICS; WELFARE PROVISION;

EID: 77955145685     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2010.00718.x     Document Type: Article

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