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Improvement Strategies for the Challenging Collaboration of General Practitioners and Specialists for Patients with Complex Chronic Conditions: A Scoping Review Cover

Improvement Strategies for the Challenging Collaboration of General Practitioners and Specialists for Patients with Complex Chronic Conditions: A Scoping Review

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|Aug 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.5970 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
Language: English
Submitted on: May 3, 2021
Accepted on: Jul 26, 2022
Published on: Aug 8, 2022
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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