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Perceived Roles and Barriers in Delivering Community-Based Care: A Qualitative Study of Health and Social Care Professionals

International Journal of Integrated Care
Volume 23 (2023): Issue 4
By: Lixia Ge,  Wan Fen Yip,  Andy Ho Hau Yan,  Eric Chua Siang Seng,  Christina Chieh Pann Pei,  Ian Leong Yi Onn,  Evon Chua Yiwen,  Sinma Tham,  Ringo Ho Moon-Ho and  Woan Shin Tan  
Open Access
|Oct 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.7617 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
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Language: English
Submitted on: Mar 23, 2023
Accepted on: Oct 11, 2023
Published on: Oct 18, 2023
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
qualitative study,
community-based care,
integrated care,
health adversity,
focus group discussions

© 2023 Lixia Ge, Wan Fen Yip, Andy Ho Hau Yan, Eric Chua Siang Seng, Christina Chieh Pann Pei, Ian Leong Yi Onn, Evon Chua Yiwen, Sinma Tham, Ringo Ho Moon-Ho, Woan Shin Tan, published by Ubiquity Press
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