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Population Ageing and Health Care Expenditure: Is Long-term Care Different?

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  • Stefan Felder
  • Peter Zweifel
  • Andreas Werblow

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  • Stefan Felder & Peter Zweifel & Andreas Werblow, 2006. "Population Ageing and Health Care Expenditure: Is Long-term Care Different?," Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics (SSES), vol. 142(V), pages 43-48.
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    1. Longer lifespans largely not to blame for rising health care spending
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