Long-term acute care hospitals in Pakistan: an unmet need

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Author contributions

Khan MR contributed to conceptualization, project administration, resources, original draft writing, review, and editing. Nusrat K contributed to validation, visualization, and original draft writing. Butt MN contributed to supervision, review, and editing.

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Acknowledgments

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