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Fulfilling a new obligation: Teaching and learning of sustainable healthcare in the medical education curriculum

SanYuMay TunCentre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1168-1177 | Published online: 25 Jun 2019

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