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Building a People-Centred Integrated Care Model in Urban China: A Qualitative Study of the Health Reform in Luohu

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|Mar 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.4673 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
Language: English
Submitted on: Feb 13, 2019
Accepted on: Feb 19, 2020
Published on: Mar 16, 2020
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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