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Original Articles

‘Oh, I’m just, you know, a little bit weak because I’m going to the doctor's’: Young men's talk of self-referral to primary healthcare services

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Pages 898-915 | Received 06 Dec 2010, Accepted 09 Oct 2011, Published online: 12 Dec 2011

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