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Research Article

Self reported involvement in emergency medicine among GPs in Norway

Magnus HjortdahlGeneral Practice Research Unit, Department of Community Medicine, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway; Correspondence[email protected]
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Erik ZakariassenDepartment of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; ;National Centre for Emergency Primary Health Care, Uni Research Health, Bergen, Norway; View further author information
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Peder A. HalvorsenDepartment of Community Medicine, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, NorwayView further author information
Pages 161-169 | Received 11 Sep 2017, Accepted 14 Feb 2018, Published online: 10 Apr 2018

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