Use of a knowledge synthesis by decision makers and planners to facilitate system level integration in a large Canadian provincial health authority
By: Esther Suter and Gail Armitage
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.576 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
Language: English
Published on: Mar 24, 2011
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