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Kathol, R.G., Andrew, R.L., Squire, M., Dehnel, P.J. (2018). Overview of Health Complexity and the Interaction Between Physical and Behavioral Health Conditions. In: The Integrated Case Management Manual. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74742-2_3

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