Aging Risk and Health Care Expenditure in Korea

This paper analyzes the impact of population aging on health care expenditures in Korea. Examination of the age-expenditure profile reveals that health care resources are allocated more for the older cohort of population over time, suggesting significant growth of health care expenditures due to pop...

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Main Authors: Sang-Ho Nam, Byongho Tchoe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-08-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/7/8/3235/