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Research Article

Role legitimacy, comfort and confidence providing tobacco, alcohol and other drug care: a cross-sectional study of Australian early-career general practitioners

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Pages 19-26 | Received 29 Jun 2020, Accepted 15 Sep 2020, Published online: 22 Oct 2020

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