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The Cost Consequences of the Gold Coast Integrated Care Programme

International Journal of Integrated Care
Volume 21 (2021): Issue 3
By: Lauren Ward,  Anne McMurray,  Chi Kin Law,  Gabor Mihala,  Martin Connor and  Paul Scuffham  
Open Access
|Sep 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.5542 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
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Language: English
Submitted on: May 19, 2020
Accepted on: Sep 2, 2021
Published on: Sep 15, 2021
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
integrated care,
primary care,
acute care,
health reform,
Australia,
economic evaluation

© 2021 Lauren Ward, Anne McMurray, Chi Kin Law, Gabor Mihala, Martin Connor, Paul Scuffham, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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