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Barriers to Implementing Shared Decision-Making in Postgraduate Medical Education: The Role of Disease-Centered Beliefs

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|Jul 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/pme.1465 | Journal eISSN: 2212-277X
Language: English
Submitted on: Jul 9, 2024
Accepted on: Jun 13, 2025
Published on: Jul 25, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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