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Health care, social care or both? A qualitative explorative study of different focuses in long-term care of older people in France, Portugal and Sweden

Sjukvård, social omsorg eller både ock? En kvalitativ explorativ studie av olika fokus i särskilda boenden för äldre i Frankrike, Portugal och Sverige

Pages 419-434 | Published online: 23 Nov 2009

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