Validation of an instrument to measure inter-organisational linkages in general practice

International Journal of Integrated Care

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Amoroso, Cheryl ^a   Proudfoot, Judith ^a   Bubner, Tanya ^b   Jayasinghe, Upali W ^a   Holton, Christine ^b   Winstanley, Julie ^c   Beilby, Justin ^b   Harris, Mark F ^a   Powell Davies, P Gawaine ^d   Barton, Christopher ^d   Grimm, Jane ^d   Swan, Edward ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^d University of Adelaide ^*

Author keywords

Chronic disease management; General practice; Instrument validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050674644     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15684156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/ijic.216     Document Type: Article

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