Development and early experience from an intervention to facilitate teamwork between general practices and allied health providers: the Team-link study.

Mark F. Harris; Bibiana C. Chan; Christopher Daniel; Qing Wan; Nick Zwar; Gawaine Powell Davies; Team-link project team

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Development and early experience from an intervention to facilitate teamwork between general practices and allied health providers: the Team-link study.

June 9, 2010

Harris MF, Chan BC, Daniel C, et al. BMC Health Serv Res. 2010;10:104.

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This study discusses the challenges encountered in attempting to improve teamwork across disciplines in the primary care setting.

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