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An Instrument to Measure Maturity of Integrated Care: A First Validation Study Cover

An Instrument to Measure Maturity of Integrated Care: A First Validation Study

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|Jan 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.3063 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
Language: English
Submitted on: Feb 23, 2017
Accepted on: Nov 28, 2017
Published on: Jan 25, 2018
Published by: Ubiquity Press
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