The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on an Integrated Care Programme for Older People with Different Frailty Levels (OPDFL): A Qualitative Study with Service Providers in the East of England
By: Nimra Khan, David Hewson and Gurch Randhawa
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.7703 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
Language: English
Submitted on: Jul 6, 2023
Accepted on: Jun 10, 2024
Published on: Jul 1, 2024
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