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Ltd.</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.26689/ssr.v7i4.10468</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title>The Current Situation of Accessibility of Community-based Home Care Services for the Elderly in Rural Areas in the Background of Rural Revitalization</title><url>https://artdesignp.com/journal/SSR/7/4/10.26689/ssr.v7i4.10468</url><author>LiHong,ZhaoChan,GuoYiming,SunHui,YangZiyi,KuangSiyu,WangYiting,LiDan,XiaoXiwei</author><pub-date pub-type="publication-year"><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>7</volume><issue>4</issue><history><date date-type="pub"><published-time>2025-05-02</published-time></date></history><abstract>This article focuses on the issue of accessibility of rural community-based home-based elderly care services in the background of rural revitalization. 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