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Do partners of severely disabled elderly protect against nursing home entry? Evidence from a French cohort

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  • Arnault, Louis
  • Dartigues, Jean-François
  • Helmer, Catherine
  • Pérès, Karine
  • Wittwer, Jérôme

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This article will explore the ability of partners to prevent nursing home entry for their disabled relatives: does the role played by partners vary with age and the type of disability affecting the relatives they care for?

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  • Arnault, Louis & Dartigues, Jean-François & Helmer, Catherine & Pérès, Karine & Wittwer, Jérôme, 2020. "Do partners of severely disabled elderly protect against nursing home entry? Evidence from a French cohort," The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Elsevier, vol. 15(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:joecag:v:15:y:2020:i:c:s2212828x19300945
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2019.100207
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