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Research Article

Rural GPs’ attitudes toward participating in emergency medicine: a qualitative study

Magnus HjortdahlGeneral Practice Research Unit, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway; Correspondence[email protected]
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Peder HalvorsenDepartment of Community Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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Mette Bech RisørGeneral Practice Research Unit, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway;
Pages 377-384 | Received 06 Jan 2016, Accepted 06 Jul 2016, Published online: 09 Nov 2016

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