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Original Article

Climate change mitigation: Qualitative analysis of environmental impact-reducing strategies in German primary care

Valeska FehrerDepartment of General Practice and Health Services Research, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Regina Poß-DoeringDepartment of General Practice and Health Services Research, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0618-4034View further author information
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Aline WeisDepartment of General Practice and Health Services Research, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7899-1789View further author information
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Michel WensingDepartment of General Practice and Health Services Research, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6569-8137View further author information
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Joachim SzecsenyiDepartment of General Practice and Health Services Research, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4483-0028View further author information
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Nicola LitkeDepartment of General Practice and Health Services Research, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7123-7537View further author information
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Article: 2232946 | Received 23 Dec 2022, Accepted 27 Jun 2023, Published online: 14 Aug 2023

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