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  1. CNR-Progetto Finalizzato Invecchiamento, Via Pancaldo 21, 50100, Firenze, Italy

    S. Maggi M.D.

  2. Center for Demographic Studies, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA

    G. C. Myers

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Maggi, S., Myers, G.C. Measuring health care quality: Methodological challenges. Aging Clin Exp Res 9, 161–163 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03340144

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