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Long-term care is a concept everybody is familiar with because we read about it in the newspapers or because we know someone who receives services or works in long-term care (LTC). Nowadays it affects the lives of many people. But what is LTC exactly? Which organisations and people provide this care? Many people still associate LTC primarily with care in residential homes, but it is much more than that.
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© 2013 Henk Nies, Kai Leichsenring and Sabina Mak
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Nies, H., Leichsenring, K., Mak, S. (2013). The Emerging Identity of Long-Term Care Systems in Europe. In: Leichsenring, K., Billings, J., Nies, H. (eds) Long-Term Care in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137032348_2
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