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Original Article

Evidence of collaboration, pooling of resources, learning and role blurring in interprofessional healthcare teams: a realist synthesis

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Pages 20-25 | Received 05 Nov 2013, Accepted 25 Jun 2014, Published online: 22 Jul 2014

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