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Information-seeking behaviours and uncertainty around accessing primary care in the changing landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

Lynsey Rachael Brown, Andrew James Williams, Kevin Shaw, Gozde Ozakinci and Mara Myrthe van Beusekom
BJGP Open 2022; 6 (1): BJGPO.2021.0151. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0151
Lynsey Rachael Brown
1 School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK
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vol. 6 no. 1 BJGPO.2021.0151
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https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0151
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34853007

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  • Received August 13, 2021
  • Accepted October 22, 2021
  • Published online March 22, 2022.

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  1. Lynsey Rachael Brown1,*,
  2. Andrew James Williams1,
  3. Kevin Shaw2,
  4. Gozde Ozakinci3 and
  5. Mara Myrthe van Beusekom1
  1. 1 School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK
  2. 2 Independent Scholar, San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
  3. 3 Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK
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