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Community Specialist Teams for Older People Consensus Development: A Real-Time Delphi Approach

International Journal of Integrated Care
Volume 25 (2025): Issue 4
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|Oct 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.8781 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
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Language: English
Submitted on: May 13, 2024
Accepted on: Sep 30, 2025
Published on: Oct 21, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Community Specialist Teams for Older People,
consensus development,
Delphi method

© 2025 Christine FitzGerald, Christina Hayes, Aoife Whiston, Jennifer Hardiman, Marian Mullaney, P. J. Harnett, Patrice Reilly, Brian Condon, Alison Holmes, Íde O’Shaughnessy, Collette Devlin, Louise Barry, Katie Robinson, Emer Ahern, Rose Galvin, published by Ubiquity Press
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