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Research Articles

Neurological patient and informal caregiver quality of life, and caregiver burden: A cross-sectional study of postdischarge community neurological nursing recipients

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Pages 138-152 | Received 11 Nov 2018, Accepted 03 Jun 2022, Published online: 17 Aug 2022

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