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<journal-id>0016-3813</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Gaceta médica de México]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Gac. Méd. Méx]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0016-3813</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Academia Nacional de Medicina de México A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/gmm.24000406</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Respuesta a la carta &#8220;La cascada de acceso al sistema público de salud en personas mayores mexicanas y factores asociados&#8221;]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Reply to the letter &#8220;The cascade of access to the public health system in older Mexican adults and associated factors&#8221;]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García-Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Héctor]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez-Zepeda]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mario U.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Parra-Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lorena]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García-Peña]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carmen]]></given-names>
</name>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Geriatría Dirección de Investigación ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Geriatría Investigación ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Anáhuac México Campus Norte Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Geriatría Dirección General ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>161</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>227</fpage>
<lpage>228</lpage>
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