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Adoption and Initial Implementation of a National Integrated Care Programme for Diabetes: A Realist Evaluation

International Journal of Integrated Care
Volume 22 (2022): Issue 3
By: Kate O’Neill,  Fiona Riordan,  Emmy Racine,  Marsha Tracey,  Chrysanthi Papoutsi,  Patricia M. Kearney and  Sheena M. McHugh  
Open Access
|Jul 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.5815 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
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Language: English
Submitted on: Feb 19, 2021
Accepted on: Jun 30, 2022
Published on: Jul 14, 2022
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
diabetes,
integrated care,
realist evaluation

© 2022 Kate O’Neill, Fiona Riordan, Emmy Racine, Marsha Tracey, Chrysanthi Papoutsi, Patricia M. Kearney, Sheena M. McHugh, published by Ubiquity Press
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