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Enhancing Volunteer Integration in Pediatric Care: Exploring Relationships, Facilitators, and Barriers Cover

Enhancing Volunteer Integration in Pediatric Care: Exploring Relationships, Facilitators, and Barriers

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.9042 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
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Language: English
Submitted on: Nov 20, 2024
Accepted on: May 19, 2025
Published on: Nov 12, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
integrated care,
volunteers,
pediatric care,
health care provision,
family support

© 2025 Federico De Luca, Silvia Mitidieri, Cristina Masella, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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