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Implementing Optimal Care Pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People With Cancer: A Survey of Rural Health Professionals’ Self-Rated Learning Needs Cover

Implementing Optimal Care Pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People With Cancer: A Survey of Rural Health Professionals’ Self-Rated Learning Needs

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|Mar 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.6028 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 1, 2021
Accepted on: Mar 16, 2022
Published on: Mar 30, 2022
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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