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Opinions of the public on the functioning of GPs for adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic

Věra Hellerová
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Sylva Bártlová
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Ivana Chloubová
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  1. Institute of Nursing, Midwifery and Emergency Care, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2025; 27(2): 173–177
Online publish date: 2025/06/27
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