The meaning of integrated care: A systems approach

International Journal of Integrated Care

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Edgren, Lars ^a  

^a NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Complex adaptive systems; Complex tasks; Complexity science; Integrated care; Self organization; Successive adaptation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050620711     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15684156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/ijic.256     Document Type: Article

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