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E-learning: A Tool to Upgrade the Skills of Health Workers to Address Betel Quid and Areca Nut Chewing

Ye Jin JooNational Institute for Health Innovation (NIHI), School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-8694-937X
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Ada MoadsiriDivision of Pacific Technical Support, World Health Organization, Suva, Fiji;
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David NewcombeSocial and Community Health, Centre for Addiction Research, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-6268-786X
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Vili NosaPacific Health, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Chris BullenNational Institute for Health Innovation (NIHI), School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; Correspondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-6807-2930
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Pages 1525-1527 | Published online: 22 Jun 2020

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