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                                    <article-title>Znaczenie technologii wspomagających w życiu osób w starszym wieku</article-title>
                                    <article-title>The potential for the use of assistive technologies in elderly</article-title>
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                            <name>
                                <surname>Duplaga</surname>
                                <given-names>Mariusz </given-names>
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                        <institution>Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego</institution>
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                                    <corresp id="cor-1">Correspondence to: Mariusz  Duplaga <email>mmduplag@cyfronet.pl</email></corresp>
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                            <pub-date date-type="pub" publication-format="electronic" iso-8601-date="2011-03-28">
                    <day>28</day>
                    <month>03</month>
                    <year>2011</year>
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            <volume>Tom 9, Numer 1</volume>
            <issue>2011</issue>
                        <fpage>144</fpage>
                                    <lpage>155</lpage>
            
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                                    <copyright-year>2011</copyright-year>
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