An innovative collaborative model of care for undiagnosed complex medical conditions.

Savithri Nageswaran; Nicole Donoghue; Angel Mitchell; Laurence B Givner

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An innovative collaborative model of care for undiagnosed complex medical conditions.

May 31, 2017

Nageswaran S, Donoghue N, Mitchell A, et al. Pediatrics. 2017;139(5):e20163373.

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Lack of collaboration among the clinical team can contribute to diagnostic problems. This commentary describes a collaborative model of care developed to enhance interdisciplinary teamwork across health care settings as a strategy to augment diagnosis for children with undiagnosed complex medical conditions.

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