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  1. Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Daniel W. L. Lai & Xiaoting Ou

  2. Department of International Relations, The University of Sussex, Sussex, UK

    Gabrielle D. Daoust

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Lai, D.W.L., Ou, X., Daoust, G.D. (2019). Quality of Care. In: Gu, D., Dupre, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_852-1

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