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Guiding Principles for Transformation Towards Integrated Acute Care for Older Adults Close to Home: Lessons from Nine Dutch Regional Partnerships. A Realist Evaluation Cover

Guiding Principles for Transformation Towards Integrated Acute Care for Older Adults Close to Home: Lessons from Nine Dutch Regional Partnerships. A Realist Evaluation

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

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.8967 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
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Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 2, 2024
Accepted on: Jun 27, 2025
Published on: Jul 8, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
integrated care,
acute care,
older people,
intermediate care,
realist evaluation,
micro foundations

© 2025 Eline D. Kroeze, Gercora Hoitinga, Susanne M. Smorenburg, Janet L. MacNeil Vroomen, Anneke J. A. H. van Vught, Bianca M. Buurman, published by Ubiquity Press
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