Situating Boundary Work: Chronic Disease Prevention in Danish Hospitals

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Situating Boundary Work : Chronic Disease Prevention in Danish Hospitals. / Pedersen, Inge Kryger.

In: Professions and Professionalism, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2020, p. e3362.

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Pedersen, IK 2020, 'Situating Boundary Work: Chronic Disease Prevention in Danish Hospitals', Professions and Professionalism, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. e3362. https://doi.org/10.7577/pp.3886

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Pedersen, I. K. (2020). Situating Boundary Work: Chronic Disease Prevention in Danish Hospitals. Professions and Professionalism, 10(1), e3362. https://doi.org/10.7577/pp.3886

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Pedersen IK. Situating Boundary Work: Chronic Disease Prevention in Danish Hospitals. Professions and Professionalism. 2020;10(1): e3362. https://doi.org/10.7577/pp.3886

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Pedersen, Inge Kryger. / Situating Boundary Work : Chronic Disease Prevention in Danish Hospitals. In: Professions and Professionalism. 2020 ; Vol. 10, No. 1. pp. e3362.

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