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    "ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Katharina-Sulzer-Platz, 9, Winterthur, 8400",
    "University Children’s Hospital Zurich – Eleonore Foundation, Mühlebergstrasse, 104, Affoltern am Albis, 8910",
    "University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Lenggstrasse, 30, Zurich, 8008",
    "Khmelnytskyi National University, Instytutska str., 11, Khmelnytskyi, 29016"
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  "published": "2026-09-01",
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  "title": "An evaluation of the impact of a comprehensive, competence-based postgraduate training programme for physiotherapists specialising in paediatrics.",
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