Voluntary private health insurance among the over 50s in Europe

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 289-315

  Paccagnella, Omar ^a   Rebba, Vincenzo ^b   Weber, Guglielmo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADUA   (Italy)

Author keywords

I11; J14

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; COGNITION; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FRANCE; GREECE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; ITALY; NETHERLANDS; PENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; SPAIN; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPE; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; RETIREMENT;

EID: 84873409385     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.2800     Document Type: Article

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