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What Makes Integration of Chronic Care so Difficult? A Macro-Level Analysis of Barriers and Facilitators in Belgium Cover

What Makes Integration of Chronic Care so Difficult? A Macro-Level Analysis of Barriers and Facilitators in Belgium

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|Oct 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.5671 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
Language: English
Submitted on: Dec 16, 2020
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Accepted on: Sep 1, 2021
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Published on: Oct 29, 2021
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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