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Negotiating Access to Health and Wellbeing Support in Schools for Young People with Chronic Health Conditions in English Secondary Schools: A Qualitative Multi-Informant Study Cover

Negotiating Access to Health and Wellbeing Support in Schools for Young People with Chronic Health Conditions in English Secondary Schools: A Qualitative Multi-Informant Study

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|Feb 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/cie.149 | Journal eISSN: 2631-9179
Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 5, 2024
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Accepted on: Dec 2, 2024
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Published on: Feb 17, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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