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Implementing Optimal Care Pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People With Cancer: A Survey of Rural Health Professionals’ Self-Rated Learning Needs Cover

Implementing Optimal Care Pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People With Cancer: A Survey of Rural Health Professionals’ Self-Rated Learning Needs

International Journal of Integrated Care
Volume 22 (2022): Issue 1
By: Eli Ristevski,  Teralynn Ludwick,  Michael Leach,  Sharyn Thompson,  Mahesh Iddawela,  Michelle Pryce,  Elaine Wood,  Kerry Davidson and  Joanne Gell  
Open Access
|Mar 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.6028 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
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Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 1, 2021
Accepted on: Mar 16, 2022
Published on: Mar 30, 2022
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
integrated care,
optimal care pathways,
cancer,
clinician,
cultural safety,
Aboriginal,
Torres Strait Islander

© 2022 Eli Ristevski, Teralynn Ludwick, Michael Leach, Sharyn Thompson, Mahesh Iddawela, Michelle Pryce, Elaine Wood, Kerry Davidson, Joanne Gell, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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