Health care expenditures and the aging population;Gesundheitsausgaben und demografischer wandel

Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 614-623

  Felder, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b CINCH Gesundheitsökonomisches Forschungszentrum   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compression of mortality and morbidity; Cost of dying; Health care expenditure; Population aging

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84863890202     PISSN: 14369990     EISSN: 14371588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00103-012-1469-4     Document Type: Article

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