Predictors of the highest long-term care expenditures in Japan

• Main Authors: Kashiwagi Masayo (Author), Tamiya Nanako (Author), Olivares-Tirado Pedro (Author), Kashiwagi Kimikazu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In Japan, as the number of elderly covered by the Long-term Care Insurance (LTCI) system has increased, demand for long-term care services has increased substantially and consequently growing expenditures are threatening the sustaina...