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Integrated Rheumatology-Gastroenterology Clinic: An Innovative Organisation for Patients with Multiple Autoimmune Diseases

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.9292 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
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Language: English
Submitted on: Mar 3, 2025
Accepted on: Jun 17, 2025
Published on: Nov 7, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
integrated care,
collaborative care,
outpatient clinic,
continuity of care,
autoimmune diseases,
multimorbidity

© 2025 Sarah Holm Junge Jensen, Michal Frumer, Eileen Dorte Shanti Connelly, Rene Østgård, Henning Glerup, Kate Denby, Anja Leth Egsgaard, Charlotte Weiling Appel, published by Ubiquity Press
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