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Long-term care and nursing home coverage: are adult children substitutes for insurance policies?

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  • Mellor, Jennifer M., 2001. "Long-term care and nursing home coverage: are adult children substitutes for insurance policies?," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 20(4), pages 527-547, July.
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