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“I’ve Never Really Thought about This…” – The Complexity of Patient Involvement in Education from the Teachers’ Point of View Cover

“I’ve Never Really Thought about This…” – The Complexity of Patient Involvement in Education from the Teachers’ Point of View

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|Mar 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/pme.1875 | Journal eISSN: 2212-277X
Language: English
Submitted on: May 2, 2025
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Accepted on: Feb 8, 2026
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Published on: Mar 5, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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