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Implementation of Integrated Primary Care for Patients with Diabetes and Hypertension: A Case from Slovenia

International Journal of Integrated Care
Volume 21 (2021): Issue 3
By: Zalika Klemenc-Ketis,  Nataša Stojnić,  Črt Zavrnik,  Nina Ružić Gorenjec,  Katrien Danhieux,  Majda Mori Lukančič and  Antonija Poplas Susič  
Open Access
|Sep 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.5637 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
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Language: English
Submitted on: Nov 6, 2020
Accepted on: Sep 20, 2021
Published on: Sep 28, 2021
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
delivery of health care,
integrated,
primary care,
self-care

© 2021 Zalika Klemenc-Ketis, Nataša Stojnić, Črt Zavrnik, Nina Ružić Gorenjec, Katrien Danhieux, Majda Mori Lukančič, Antonija Poplas Susič, published by Ubiquity Press
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