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Advancing a Systemic Perspective on Multidisciplinary Teams: A Comparative Case Study of Work Organisation in Four Multiple Sclerosis Hospitals

International Journal of Integrated Care
Volume 18 (2018): Issue 3
By: Sam Pless,  Geert Van Hootegem and  Ezra Dessers  
Open Access
|Jul 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.3745 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
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Language: English
Submitted on: Oct 13, 2017
Accepted on: Jun 19, 2018
Published on: Jul 5, 2018
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
multidisciplinary teams,
work organisation,
integrated care,
Multiple Sclerosis

© 2018 Sam Pless, Geert Van Hootegem, Ezra Dessers, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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