Table 5.

Frequency of terms used interchangeably by authors of included studies.

	Butler	Collet	Davies	Donald	Dowling	Fisher	Fleury	Green	Grenfell	Hillier	Howarth	Lee	Loader	Hussain	Soto	Winters	Number of terms used
Alliance						▪	▪										2
Client centred									▪	▪					▪		3
Collaborating/ion	▪	▪	▪	▪	▪	▪	▪	▪ *	▪	▪ *	▪	▪ *		▪	▪	▪ *	15
Consolidating/ion				▪		▪	▪										3
Coordinating/ion	▪			▪	▪	▪	▪	▪	▪	▪	▪	▪				▪	11
Integrating/ion	▪*	▪ *	▪ *	▪ *	▪	▪ *	▪ *	▪	▪ *	▪	▪ *	▪	▪ *	▪ *	▪ *	▪	16
Interdisciplinary						▪	▪	▪		▪	▪					▪	6
Inter-organisational						▪	▪	▪									3
Inter-agency					▪	▪		▪				▪					4
Inter-sectorial						▪	▪										2
Inter-professional								▪		▪	▪					▪	4
Joint ventures/ working/ initiative /care			▪		▪	▪				▪	▪	▪	▪	▪			8
Multi-agency										▪			▪				2
Multidisciplinary		▪	▪				▪	▪	▪	▪	▪	▪	▪	▪	▪	▪	12
Multi-organisational						▪	▪										2
Multi-professional				▪			▪				▪						3
Partnership			▪		▪ *	▪	▪	▪	▪		▪	▪	▪			▪	10
Spoke/Case management /coordination	▪	▪		▪		▪	▪		▪	▪		▪		▪	▪	▪	11
Team	▪	▪	▪	▪	▪	▪	▪			▪	▪	▪			▪	▪	12
Teamwork			▪							▪	▪	▪		▪			5
Trans-disciplinary										▪							1
Trans-organisational						▪											1
Vertical integration							▪								▪		2
Virtual integration					▪		▪										2
Terms used per article	5	5	7	7	7	15	16	9	7	13	11	10	6	6	7	9	140

*Indicates the primary term adopted by the authors.