The Economic Value Of Informal Caregiving
- 1 March 1999
- journal article
- Published by Health Affairs (Project Hope) in Health Affairs
- Vol. 18 (2) , 182-188
- https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.18.2.182
Abstract
This study explores the current market value of the care provided by unpaid family members and friends to ill and disabled adults. Using large, national data sets we estimate that the nat...Keywords
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