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Elderly care in Bosnia and Herzegovina: the nexus of family and institutional careEditorial

Sanela Šadić* ORCID...
University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Political Sciences, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Received: April 30, 2026; Accepted: May 27, 2026; Prepublished online: June 1, 2026 

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