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Navigating Dilemmas Arising from Advocacy and Resistance in Medical Education and Medical Practice

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|Feb 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/pme.1619 | Journal eISSN: 2212-277X
Language: English
Submitted on: Nov 20, 2024
Accepted on: Feb 5, 2025
Published on: Feb 28, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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