Effect of Team Composition on Integrated Care Within Multidisciplinary Family Doctor Teams in China: Inter-Professional Collaboration as Mediator
By: Yanli Shi, Ganquan Yu, Huilan Zhou, Yushan Ke, Jindi Wen and Xin Wang
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.9837 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
Language: English
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Submitted on: May 14, 2025
Accepted on: Jun 17, 2026
Published on: Jul 1, 2026
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