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Malignant : how bad policy and bad evidence harm people with cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123037
Prasad, Vinayak K. Baltimore, MD: John Hopkins University Press , 2020.
Audience
Professional
"In this critical study of current cancer therapies, Dr. Prasad, an oncologist and hematologist, examines oncology practice and policy in the United States. His book is organized into four sections: (1) an overview of cancer drugs, (2) forces that distort cancer medicine and practice, (3) details a…
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Author
Prasad, Vinayak K.
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD
Publisher
John Hopkins University Press
Publication Date
2020
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Neoplasms - drug therapy
Antineoplastic Agents - economics
Biomedical Research - economics
Drug Development - economics
Health Policy
Patient rights
United States
Abstract
"In this critical study of current cancer therapies, Dr. Prasad, an oncologist and hematologist, examines oncology practice and policy in the United States. His book is organized into four sections: (1) an overview of cancer drugs, (2) forces that distort cancer medicine and practice, (3) details about cancer research and practice, (4) recommended solutions on multiple levels (policy, practitioners, medical education, and pharmacology)"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
The Basics of Cancer Drugs : Cost, Benefit, Value -- Surrogate Endpoints in Cancer : What Are They and Where Are They Used? -- Use and Misuse of Surrogates for Drug Approvals -- How High Prices Harm Patients and Society -- Hype, Spin, and the Unbridled Enthusiasm That Distorts Cancer Medicine -- Financial Conflict of Interest -- The Harms of Financial Conflicts and How to Rehabilitate Medicine -- Will Precision Oncology Save Us? -- Study Design -- Principles of Oncology Practice -- Important Trials in Oncology -- Global Oncology -- How Should Cancer Drug Development Proceed? -- What Can the US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare and -- Medicaid Services Do Tomorrow? -- What Can People with Cancer Do? -- What Can Students, Residents, and Fellows Do?
ISBN
9781421437637
9781421437644
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Legal and ethical issues for health professionals

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122476
Pozgar, George D. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning , 2020. 5th ed.
Audience
Professional
Contents:; Introduction to ethics -- Contemporart ethical dilemmas -- End-of-life dilemmas -- Health care ethics committee -- Development of law -- Introduction to law -- Government ethics and the law -- Oganizational ethics and the law -- Health care professional legal-ethical issues -- Physician?…
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Author
Pozgar, George D.
Edition
5th ed
Place of Publication
Burlington, MA
Publisher
Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication Date
2020
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Legislation, Medical
Ethics, Clinical
Health Personnel - ethics
Patient rights
United States
Abstract
Contents:
Introduction to ethics -- Contemporart ethical dilemmas -- End-of-life dilemmas -- Health care ethics committee -- Development of law -- Introduction to law -- Government ethics and the law -- Oganizational ethics and the law -- Health care professional legal-ethical issues -- Physician?s ethical and legal issues -- Employee rights and responsibilitues -- Patient consent -- Patient abuse -- Patient rights and responsibilities -- Summary case : search for truth.
ISBN
1284144186
9781284144185
9781284144192
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Multicultural perspectives in working with families : a handbook for the helping professions

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122474
New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC , [2021]. 4th ed.
Audience
Professional
Contents:; I Overview-- 1. Using the Culturagram and an Intersectional Approach in Practice With Culturally Diverse Families -- 2. Practice With Multiracial Individuals and Families -- 3. Transracial Adoption and Transracial Socialization: Clinical Implications and Recommendations -- 4. The DSM-5 F…
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Editor
Congress, Elaine
González, Manny
Edition
4th ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company, LLC
Publication Date
[2021]
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Cultural Diversity
Social work - methods
Counselling
Family Therapy - methods
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Culturally Competent Care
United States
Abstract
Contents:
I Overview-- 1. Using the Culturagram and an Intersectional Approach in Practice With Culturally Diverse Families -- 2. Practice With Multiracial Individuals and Families -- 3. Transracial Adoption and Transracial Socialization: Clinical Implications and Recommendations -- 4. The DSM-5 From a Multicultural Perspective -- 5. Evidence-Based Practice With Ethnically Diverse Clients -- II: ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL PERSPECTIVES -- 6. Managing Agencies for Multicultural Services -- 7. Legal Issues in Practice With Immigrants and Refugees -- III: LIFE CYCLE PERSPECTIVES -- 8. The Multicultural Triangle of the Child, the Family, and the School: Culturally Competent Approaches -- 9. Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Working With Adolescents -- 10. Working With Culturally Diverse Older Adults -- IV: PRACTICE WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FROM DIFFERENT RACIAL/ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS AND GENDER ORIENTATION -- 11. Practice With African American Families -- 12. Practice With Hispanic Individuals and Families -- 13. Practice With Asian Immigrant Families and Intergenerational Issues -- 14. Practice With Native American Families -- 15. Practice With Arab American Families -- 16. Practice With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People and Their Families -- V: PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES WITH MULTICULTURAL FAMILIES -- 17. Health Beliefs, Care, and Access of Individuals and Families From Diverse Backgrounds -- 18. Spirituality and Culturally Diverse Families: The Intersection of Culture, Religion, and Spirituality -- 19. HIV/AIDS and Latinx Families: Practice Considerations -- 20. Substance Abuse --21. Practice With Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence -- 22. Culture, Intersectionality, and Suicide -- VI ETHICAL ISSUES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- 23. Ethical Issues and Future Directions
ISBN
082615414X
9780826154149
9780826154156
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Indigenous health ethics : an appeal to human rights

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123099
Hackensack, NJ: World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd , 2021.
Audience
Professional
Summary; "This book examines the intersections of bioethics, human rights and health equity. It does so through the contextual lenses of nation states while presenting global themes on rights, colonialism and bioethics. The book is framed by the following propositions on indigenous health: it is a …
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Editor
Zion, Deborah
Briskman, Linda
Bagheri, Alireza
Place of Publication
Hackensack, NJ
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd
Publication Date
2021
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Intercultural dialogue in bioethics 3
Subjects
Bioethical Issues
Health Services, Indigenous - ethics
Human Rights
Health Equity
Indigenous Peoples
Abstract
Summary
"This book examines the intersections of bioethics, human rights and health equity. It does so through the contextual lenses of nation states while presenting global themes on rights, colonialism and bioethics. The book is framed by the following propositions on indigenous health: it is a human rights issue; it is located within the politics of colonization; and subjugated indigenous knowledges require restoring"-- Provided by Publisher
ISBN
9781786348579
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Medical physicists and malpractice

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog1104
Shalek, Robert J, Gooden, David S. Madison, Wi.: Medical Physics Publishing , 1996.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WN110 S528 1996
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Shalek, Robert J
Gooden, David S
Place of Publication
Madison, Wi.
Publisher
Medical Physics Publishing
Publication Date
1996
Subjects
Health Physics - legislation - United States
Radiation Injuries - legislation - United States
Malpractice - United States
ISBN
944838642
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WN110 S528 1996

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SEER cancer statistics review, 1973-1994

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog3349
U.S. National Cancer Institute. Division of Cancer Prevention and Control. [Bethesda, MD]: U.S. National Cancer Institute , 1997.
Audience
Professional
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Corporate Author
U.S. National Cancer Institute. Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
Editor
Ries, Lynn A. Gloeckler
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
U.S. National Cancer Institute
Publication Date
1997
Subjects
Neoplasms - statistics
Survival - statistics
United States
Language
English
Material Type
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Approaching death : improving care at the end of life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog8324
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Care at the End of Life. Washington, DC: National Academy Press , 1997.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB310 A652 1997
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Corporate Author
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Care at the End of Life
Editor
Field, Marilyn J
Cassel, Christine K
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Academy Press
Publication Date
1997
Subjects
Terminal Care - United States
ISBN
0309063728
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
WB310 A652 1997

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Health equity : a solutions-focused approach

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123716
New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company , 2021.
Audience
Professional
"It feels as though the field of health equity has finally come into its time. Conversations about the presence of health disparities have evolved into discussions of how to eliminate them, which have in turn evolved into a broader movement to truly achieve equity in health predictors, statuses, an…
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Editor
Smalley, K. Bryant
Warren, Jacob C.
Fernández, María Isabel
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company
Publication Date
2021
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Health Equity
Healthcare Disparities
United States
Abstract
"It feels as though the field of health equity has finally come into its time. Conversations about the presence of health disparities have evolved into discussions of how to eliminate them, which have in turn evolved into a broader movement to truly achieve equity in health predictors, statuses, and outcomes. The field of health equity is at its core a branch of social justice, and the movement has clearly begun. The road is long, however, and the issues that drive the underlying presence of health disparities remain firmly in place. The field also remains very new, particularly in investigating the unique health and healthcare needs of groups that are not only marginalized in society, but also largely neglected in the scientific literature. -- Provided by publisher.
ISBN
9780826177247
9780826177230
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Data standards and data dictionary : record layout version 7 and changed data dictionary entries only

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog4419
North American Association of Central Cancer Registries. Sacramento, CA: North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) , 1998. 3rd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 D232 1998 PT.2
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Changed data dictionary entries only April 13, 1998
Corporate Author
North American Association of Central Cancer Registries
Editor
Seiffert, Jennifer E
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
Sacramento, CA
Publisher
North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)
Publication Date
1998
Physical Description
viii, 28 p. ; 28 cm.
Series
Standards for cancer registries 2
Subjects
Data Collection - standards
Registries - standards
Neoplasms
Statistics
United States
Abstract
Changed data dictionary entries only April 13, 1998
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 D232 1998 PT.2

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Data standards and data dictionary : record layout version 6

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog6276
North American Association of Central Cancer Registries. Sacramento, CA: North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) , 1998. 3rd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ200 D232 1998 PT.1
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Corporate Author
North American Association of Central Cancer Registries
Editor
Seiffert, Jennifer E
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
Sacramento, CA
Publisher
North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)
Publication Date
1998
Physical Description
xi, 246 p. ; 28 cm.
Series
Standards for cancer registries 2
Subjects
Data Collection - standards
Registries - standards
Neoplasms
Statistics
United States
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 D232 1998 PT.1

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If it sounds like a quack...: a journey to the fringes of American medicine

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125114
Hongoltz-Hetling, Matthew. New York: PublicAffairs , 2023.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ310 H772 2023
Availability
3 copies, 2 available
Author
Hongoltz-Hetling, Matthew
Editor
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Publication Date
2023
Physical Description
vii, 323 p. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Quackery
Complementary Therapies
Social medicine - United States
Popular Work
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781541788879
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WZ310 H772 2023

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How to be an antiracist

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124370
Kendi, Ibrahim X. New York, NY: One World , 2023. Updated ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
HT1503 K33h 2023
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Kendi, Ibrahim X.
Edition
Updated ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
One World
Publication Date
2023
Subjects
Antiracism
Race Relations
Racism - psychology
United States
Notes
Updated with a new preface -- Front cover
ISBN
9780525509301
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Vancouver Library
Call Number
HT1503 K33h 2023

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Legacy: a black physician reckons with racism in medicine

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125113
Blackstock, Uche. New York: Viking , 2024.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA300 B631 2024
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Blackstock, Uche
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Viking
Publication Date
2024
Physical Description
294 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
African Americans
Physicians, Women
United States
Racism
Autobiography
ISBN
9780593491287
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WA300 B631 2024

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Cancer policy : research and methods

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog3706
[Boston, MA]: Kluwer Academic Publishers , 1998.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ206 C2147 1998
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Bennett, C. Charles L
Stinson, Tammy J
Place of Publication
[Boston, MA]
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publication Date
1998
Physical Description
xii, 182 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Series
Cancer treatment and research 97
Subjects
Neoplasms
Research
Health Policy
Health Services Research
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Quality of Health Care
United States
ISBN
079238203X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ206 C2147 1998

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Canadian patient's book of rights : a consumer's guide to Canadian health law

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog8051
Rozovsky, Lorne Elkin. [Toronto, ON]: Doubleday Canada Ltd. , 1994. rev. and updated ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
W33 R893 1994
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Rozovsky, Lorne Elkin
Edition
rev. and updated ed.
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Doubleday Canada Ltd.
Publication Date
1994
Subjects
Informed Consent - popular works
Ethics, Medical - popular works
Patients
ISBN
0385254490
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
W33 R893 1994

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Wheel of life : a memoir of living and dying

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10146
Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster , 1998.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 K96 1997
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
Author
Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publication Date
1998
Subjects
Attitude to Death - biography
Death - psychology - biography
Life Style - biography
Psychiatry - United States - biography
ISBN
0684846314
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 K96 1997

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AHA guide to the health care field

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20110
American Hospital Association. Chicago, IL: American Hospital Association , 1999-2011. 2012 ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX22 AA1 A513 2012
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Alternate Title
American Hospital Association (AHA) guide to the health care field
AHA guide 2012
Corporate Author
American Hospital Association
Edition
2012 ed.
Place of Publication
Chicago, IL
Publisher
American Hospital Association
Publication Date
1999-2011
Physical Description
1 v. (various pagings) ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Hospitals
Delivery of Health Care
Health Personnel
Health Facilities
Organizations
Statistics
Directory
United States
ISSN
0094-8969
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Frequency
Annual
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WX22 AA1 A513 2012

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AHA guide to the health care field

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21027
American Hospital Association. Chicago, IL: American Hospital Association , 1999-2012. 2013 ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WX22 AA1 A513 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Alternate Title
American Hospital Association (AHA) guide to the health care field
AHA guide 2013
Corporate Author
American Hospital Association
Edition
2013 ed.
Place of Publication
Chicago, IL
Publisher
American Hospital Association
Publication Date
1999-2012
Physical Description
1 v. (various pagings) ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Hospitals
Delivery of Health Care
Health Personnel
Health Facilities
Organizations
Statistics
Directory
United States
ISBN
9780872589063
ISSN
0094-8969
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Frequency
Annual
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library REF Directories
Call Number
WX22 AA1 A513 2013

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Rebel bodies : a guide to the gender health gap revolution

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124467
Graham, Sarah. London, UK: Green Tree , 2023.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WA309 G738r 2023
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
"An inclusive and empowering manifesto for change in women's healthcare. Exploring the systemic and deep-rooted sexism within medicine, Rebel Bodies offers actionable ways for women to advocate for ourselves and others, and get the diagnosis and treatment we need." -- Back cover
Author
Graham, Sarah
Place of Publication
London, UK
Publisher
Green Tree
Publication Date
2023
Physical Description
iii, 284 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects
Women's Health
Women's Health Services
Sexism
Gender equity
Patient Advocacy
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
Abstract
"An inclusive and empowering manifesto for change in women's healthcare. Exploring the systemic and deep-rooted sexism within medicine, Rebel Bodies offers actionable ways for women to advocate for ourselves and others, and get the diagnosis and treatment we need." -- Back cover
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781399401111
1399401114
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WA309 G738r 2023

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From shadows to life : a biography of the cancer survivorship movement

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123327
Pearson, Judith L. New York, NY: Lincoln Square Books , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 P361 2021
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
In 1986, twenty-three men and women, all with a personal connection to cancer, came together for a weekend summit. Their goal was not to cure the disease, but to destroy its myths. The creation of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) that weekend launched the cancer survivorship mo…
Author
Pearson, Judith L.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Lincoln Square Books
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
xxii, 305 p. : ill ; 23 cm
Subjects
Neoplasms - history
Neoplasms - psychology
Survivorship
Advocacy
Social Change
Policy Making
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
In 1986, twenty-three men and women, all with a personal connection to cancer, came together for a weekend summit. Their goal was not to cure the disease, but to destroy its myths. The creation of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) that weekend launched the cancer survivorship movement, and forever changed the definition of what it means to be a ?survivor.? Twelve years later it led to a march on Washington, D.C., of more than 200,000 people. Part medical history, part inspirational biography, From Shadows to Life is the story of a social movement that continues to improve life for millions.--Back cover.
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781947187122
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 P361 2021

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