The trade-off between formal and informal care in Spain

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 461-490

  Jiménez Martín, Sergi ^a   Prieto, Cristina Vilaplana ^b  

^a BARCELONA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Formal care; Informal care; Long term care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SPAIN; TRADE UNION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DISABLED PERSONS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SERVICES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84862632698     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: 16187601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-011-0317-z     Document Type: Article

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