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Social protection expenditure on health in later life in 20 European countries: Spending more to reduce health inequalities

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  • Sieber, Stefan
  • Orsholits, Dan
  • Cheval, Boris
  • Ihle, Andreas
  • Kelly-Irving, Michelle
  • Delpierre, Cyrille
  • Burton-Jeangros, Claudine
  • Cullati, Stéphane

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This study aims to examine whether higher social protection expenditure reduces the negative association of life-course socioeconomic disadvantages with subjective and objective health status and trajectories in later life.

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  • Sieber, Stefan & Orsholits, Dan & Cheval, Boris & Ihle, Andreas & Kelly-Irving, Michelle & Delpierre, Cyrille & Burton-Jeangros, Claudine & Cullati, Stéphane, 2022. "Social protection expenditure on health in later life in 20 European countries: Spending more to reduce health inequalities," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 292(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:292:y:2022:i:c:s0277953621009011
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114569
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