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Intimacy for older adults in long-term care: a need, a right, a privilege—or a kind of care?
- Correspondence to Dr Vanessa Schouten, School of Humanities, Media and Communication, Massey University, Palmerston North 4474, New Zealand; v.schouten{at}massey.ac.nz
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Intimacy for older adults in long-term care: a need, a right, a privilege—or a kind of care?
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- Received December 15, 2020
- Accepted May 26, 2021
- First published June 23, 2021.
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September 28, 2022
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