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• Peter D. Jost, spesialist allmennmedisin, redaktør NEL

Tidligere fagmedarbeidere

• Geir Thue, spesialist i allmennmedisin og professor ved NOKLUS/Seksjon for allmennmedisin, Universitetet i Bergen