Older people in the UK: Under attack from all directions

Age and Ageing

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-13

  McKee, Martin ^a   Stuckler, David ^a,b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health policy; Older people; Pensions; Social care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MEDICAL CARE; PENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIOLOGY; TAX; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PENSIONS; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84871311397     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afs168     Document Type: Article

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