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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

The work motivations of the health practitioner who stays for a substantial time in the very remote Indigenous community workplace

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Pages 318-329 | Received 02 Mar 2018, Accepted 23 Jul 2018, Published online: 20 Nov 2020

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