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Use of telemedicine-based care for the aging and elderly: promises and pitfalls

Maria MagdalenaDepartment of Family Medicine, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, PolandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bujnowska-FedakDepartment of Family Medicine, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
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Urszula Grata-BorkowskaDepartment of Family Medicine, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
Pages 91-105 | Published online: 07 May 2015

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