Telehealth, care access and workforce – are the stars finally aligning?
Claire Jackson A *
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A UQ/MRI Centre for Health System Reform and Integration, University of Queensland, Qld, Australia.
* Correspondence to: c.jackson@uq.edu.au
Australian Health Review 46(3) 260-261 https://doi.org/10.1071/AH22127
Submitted: 20 May 2022 Accepted: 20 May 2022 Published: 2 June 2022
© 2022 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing on behalf of AHHA.
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