Korea: Balancing economic growth and social protection for older adults

Gerontologist

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 361-368

  Yoon, Hyun Sook ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asian financial crisis; Income equality; Long term care insurance; National health insurance

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH KOREA;

AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INSURANCE, LONG-TERM CARE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PUBLIC POLICY; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84877592229     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnt018     Document Type: Article

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