Creating Integrated Care: Evaluation and Management of Local Care in Sweden

Journal of Integrated Care

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 14-21

  Ahgren, Bengt ^a  

^a NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical Functional Integration; Evaluation; Local Care; Quality of Integrated Care

Indexed keywords

EID: 71149084402     PISSN: 14769018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14769018200700043     Document Type: Review

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