The long road to universalism? Recent developments in the financing of long-term care in England

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 375-391

  Comas Herrera, Adelina ^a   Wittenberg, Raphael ^a   Pickard, Linda ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Financing; Long term care; Universalism

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL PROVISION; FINANCIAL SERVICES; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE ECONOMICS; WELFARE PROVISION;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77955146935     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2010.00719.x     Document Type: Article

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