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International Journal of Circumpolar Health Volume 78, 2019 - Issue 2: Special Issue: Collaborative approaches to wellness and health equity in the Circumpolar North: Proceedings of the 2017 Northern, Rural, and Remote Health conference. Co-Editors: Dr. Ashlee Cunsolo and Nathaniel Pollock.
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Enhancing access to care in northern rural communities via telehealth

Michael JongDepartment of Family Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ivar MendezSaskatoon Health Region, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada;Department of Surgery, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Robert JongFaculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada
Article: 1554174 | Received 12 Mar 2018, Accepted 18 Nov 2018, Published online: 08 May 2019

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