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Cues disseminated by professional associations across five professions and five nations: A lexical analysis of tweets (Preprint)

Ann Dadich Orcid Logo, Rebecca Wells, Sharon Williams, Nazim Taskin, Mustafa Coskun, Corinne Grenier, Frederic Ponsignon, Shane Scahill Orcid Logo, Stephanie Best Orcid Logo

Journal of Medical Internet Research, Volume: 25

Swansea University Author: Sharon Williams

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Background:Collaboration across healthcare professions is critical in efficiently and effectively managing complex and chronic health conditions. Yet interprofessional care does not happen automatically. Professional associations have a key role in setting a professions’ agenda, maintaining professi...

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