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Int J Health Policy Manag. 2022;11(8): 1316-1324. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2021.26
PMID: 33906337        PMCID: PMC9808356

Original Article

Seeking Healthcare During Lockdown: Challenges, Opportunities and Lessons for the Future

Fiona Imlach 1 ORCID, Eileen McKinlay 2 ORCID, Jonathan Kennedy 2 ORCID, Megan Pledger 1 ORCID, Lesley Middleton 1 ORCID, Jacqueline Cumming 1 ORCID, Karen McBride-Henry 3 * ORCID

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