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Strengthening Professional Collaboration and Expertise: Implementing and Sustaining a Hospital School Community of Practice

By: Miranda Field and  Heather Lewis  
Open Access
|Jul 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/cie.165 | Journal eISSN: 2631-9179
Language: English
Submitted on: Nov 25, 2024
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Accepted on: May 25, 2025
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Published on: Jul 9, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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