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Ethnically profiled nursing home care in Sweden – from culture to lifestyle

Äldreboenden med etnisk profil i Sverige – från kultur till livsstil

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  • Articles cited in the study
  • Äldre i Centrum 2003:2, ”Hellre vård på finska” [Preferably care in Finnish]. Kristiina Heikkilä.
  • Äldre i Centrum 2003:2, ”Nationellt nätverk ställer krav” [National network makes demands]. Inger Raune.
  • Äldre i Centrum 2003:2, ”Etnicitet kan skymma viktiga aspekter” [Ethnicity can hide important aspects]. Magnus Westlander.
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  • Tidningen äldreomsorg 2014:6, “En bit av Iran mitt i Stockholm” [A piece of Iran in the middle of Stockholm]. Hanna Wallsten.
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