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Original Research

Value-Added Roles of Medical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Assessment of Medical Students’ Perceptions and Willingness in Sri Lanka

Nuwan Darshana Wickramasinghe1 Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Saliyapura, 50008, Sri LankaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Shamalee Wasana Jayarathne2 Medical Education Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Saliyapura, 50008, Sri Lanka
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Senaka Devendra Pilapitiya3 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Saliyapura, 50008, Sri Lanka
Pages 3187-3196 | Published online: 05 Jul 2021

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