Welfare state and life satisfaction: Evidence from public health care

Economica

Volumn 77, Issue 307, 2010, Pages 565-583

  Kotakorpi, Kaisa ^a   Laamanen, Jani PetrI ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC HEALTH; WELFARE PROVISION; WELFARE REFORM;

EID: 77955257504     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: 14680335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0335.2008.00769.x     Document Type: Article

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