https://doi.org/10.4081/qrmh.2019.8638
Nevertheless, I have persisted
Submitted: 24 October 2019
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Published: 22 December 2019
Accepted: 3 January 2020
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Freeman, Melissa J. 2019. “Nevertheless, I Have Persisted”. Qualitative Research in Medicine and Healthcare 3 (3). https://doi.org/10.4081/qrmh.2019.8638.
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