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Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care Volume 40, 2022 - Issue 4
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‘Do you have a future when you are 93?’ Frail older person’s perceptions about the future and end of life – a qualitative interview study in primary care

Anna Olaisona Department of Culture and Society, Linköping University, Norrköping, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Elisabet Cedersundb Department of Culture and Society, Ageing and Social Change, Linköping University, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1443-5895View further author information
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Jan Marcussonc Department of Acute Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6452-3930View further author information
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Magnus Nordd Primary Health Care Center Valla, and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3257-2981View further author information
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Annette Sverkere Department of Activity and Health and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1188-4273View further author information
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Pages 417-425 | Received 04 Dec 2021, Accepted 23 Sep 2022, Published online: 29 Oct 2022

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