Spatial patterns in long-term care in Germany and how they are linked to socioeconomic factors. A study based on the concept of disability-free life expectancy • Daniel Kreft, University of Rostock

Unmet need for health care: the case of foreigners living in Italy • Valeria Cetorelli, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) ; Annalisa Busetta, Università degli Studi di Palermo

Socioeconomic differences in the prevalence in statutory long-term care among the German elderly • Olga G. Grigorieva, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research ; Gabriele Doblhammer-Reiter, University of Rostock

Health effects of the recent financial crisis: has wealth loss contributed to chronic disease treatments and outcomes? • Jinkook Lee, RAND Corporation ; Marco Angrisani, RAND Corporation ; Srikanth Kadiyala, RAND Corporation

Predictors of adolescent friendly health services implementation in two administrative districts of the Eastern Region of Ghana • Lisa Ulmer, Drexel University ; Yeetey A. Enuameh, Kintampo Health Research Centre (KHRC) ; Renee Turchi, Drexel University ; Angela Diaz, Mount Sinai School of Medicine ; John Rich, Drexel University ; Edmund Browne, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) ; Zekarias Berhane, Drexel University ; Aatanor Enuameh, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)