Estimates of the Incidence, Prevalence, Duration, Intensity, and Cost of Chronic Disability Among the U.S. Elderly

North American Actuarial Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-58

  Stallard, Eric ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79954544954     PISSN: 10920277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10920277.2011.10597608     Document Type: Article

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