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Local management of the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway: a longitudinal interview study of municipality chief medical officers

Silje Rebekka Heltveit-Olsena Department of General Practice, The Antibiotic Centre for Primary Care, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lene Lundeb Department of Public Health Science, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2061-3950View further author information
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Anja Maria Brænda Department of General Practice, The Antibiotic Centre for Primary Care, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway;c Department of General Practice, General Practice Research Unit (AFE), Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0940-7555View further author information
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Ivan Spehard Department of Health Management and Health Economics, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway;e Institute of Psychology, Oslo New University College, Oslo, Norway.;View further author information
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Sigurd Høyea Department of General Practice, The Antibiotic Centre for Primary Care, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1806-3811View further author information
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Ingmarie Skoglundf General Practice/Family Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.;;g Research, Education, Development and Innovation, Primary Health Care, Region Västra Götaland, Sweden.;ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2544-4196View further author information
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Pär-Daniel Sundvallf General Practice/Family Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.;;g Research, Education, Development and Innovation, Primary Health Care, Region Västra Götaland, Sweden.;View further author information
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Guro Haugen Fossuma Department of General Practice, The Antibiotic Centre for Primary Care, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway;c Department of General Practice, General Practice Research Unit (AFE), Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3895-2280View further author information
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Jørund Straandc Department of General Practice, General Practice Research Unit (AFE), Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayView further author information
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Mette Bech Risørh Department of Public Health, The Research Unit for General Practice, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark;i The General Practice Research Unit, Department of Community Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, NorwayView further author information
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Pages 214-224 | Received 25 Sep 2023, Accepted 28 Dec 2023, Published online: 12 Jan 2024

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