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Towards better healthcare quality: meeting the needs of people with disabilities for health services in the Lithuanian Health System

Liudmila Rupšienė
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Aleksandra Batucina
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  1. Pedagogy Department, Klaipėda University, Klaipėda, Lithuania
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2025; 27(2): 247–253
Online publish date: 2025/06/27
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