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Optimizing Study Design for Evaluating Complex Interventions: An Example of a Feasibility Study in Person-Centered and Integrated Chronic Disease Care in Dutch General Practice Cover

Optimizing Study Design for Evaluating Complex Interventions: An Example of a Feasibility Study in Person-Centered and Integrated Chronic Disease Care in Dutch General Practice

International Journal of Integrated Care
Volume 25 (2025): Issue 4
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Open Access
|Nov 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.8998 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
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Language: English
Submitted on: Oct 2, 2025
Accepted on: Oct 24, 2025
Published on: Nov 6, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
person-centred integrated care,
multimorbidity,
chronic disease management,
general practice

© 2025 Lena H. A. Raaijmakers, Tjard R. Schermer, Hester E. van Bommel, Jan H. Vercoulen, Tessa van Loenen, Erik W. M. A. Bischoff, published by Ubiquity Press
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