Don't they care? or, are they just unaware? Risk perception and the demand for long-term care insurance

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 715-747

  Zhou Richter, Tian ^a   Browne, Mark J ^b   Gründl, Helmut ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 78449277261     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: 15396975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6975.2010.01362.x     Document Type: Article

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