
Advancing a Systemic Perspective on Multidisciplinary Teams: A Comparative Case Study of Work Organisation in Four Multiple Sclerosis Hospitals
By: Sam Pless, Geert Van Hootegem and Ezra Dessers
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.3745 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
Language: English
Submitted on: Oct 13, 2017
Accepted on: Jun 19, 2018
Published on: Jul 5, 2018
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