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The inTouch Integrated Care Framework – Reimagining Integrated Health Service Delivery

International Journal of Integrated Care
Volume 25 (2025): Issue 3
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|Aug 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.8638 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
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Language: English
Submitted on: Apr 2, 2024
Accepted on: Aug 21, 2025
Published on: Aug 29, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
integrated care framework,
systems approach,
community,
acute,
primary health,
aged care

© 2025 Kathy Eljiz, Jo Medlin, Ben Harris-Roxas, Jasmin Ellis, Alison Derrett, Graeme Loy, David Greenfield, published by Ubiquity Press
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