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Linkage between Service Delivery and Administrative Advocacy: Comparative Evidence on Cliques from a Mental Health Network in the US and an Elderly Care Network in China

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Pages 535-555 | Received 09 May 2018, Accepted 24 Mar 2019, Published online: 28 May 2019

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