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COMPREHENSIVE LONG-TERM CARE: OBSERVATIONS ON CAPACITIES, GAPS, AND INTERINSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION

Łukasz Czyżewski
1
,
Łukasz Dudziński
2
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Marzena Dudzińska
3
,
Attila Pandur
4

  1. Department of Geriatric Nursing, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
  2. Medical Rescue Department, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
  3. Warsaw Medical University named Tadeusz Kozluk, Warsaw, Poland
  4. Department of Oxyology and Emergency Care, Institute of Emergency Care, Pedagogy of Health and Nursing Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pecs, Pécs, Hungary
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Online publish date: 2025/11/18
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