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Formal and informal care for disabled elderly living in the community: an appraisal of French care composition and costs

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  • Alain Paraponaris
  • Bérengère Davin
  • Pierre Verger

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  • Alain Paraponaris & Bérengère Davin & Pierre Verger, 2012. "Formal and informal care for disabled elderly living in the community: an appraisal of French care composition and costs," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 13(3), pages 327-336, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eujhec:v:13:y:2012:i:3:p:327-336
    DOI: 10.1007/s10198-011-0305-3
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    Ageing; Activities of daily living (ADL and IADL); Formal and informal care; Economic evaluation; Social inequalities; I10; J14; J18;
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    JEL classification:

    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
    • J14 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-Labor Market Discrimination
    • J18 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Public Policy

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