The need for new models for delivery of therapy intervention to people with a disability in rural and remote areas of Australia.
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OPINIONS & PERSPECTIVES The need for new models for delivery of therapy intervention to people with a disability in rural and remote areas of Australia ANGELA DEW, CRAIG VEITCH, MICHELLE LINCOLN, JENNIE BRENTNALL, KIM BULKELEY, GISSELLE GALLEGO, ANITA BUNDY & SCOTT GRIFFITHS Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia, and NSW Department of Family & Community Services, Ageing, Disability & Home Care, Australia
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of intellectual & developmental disability
دوره 37 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012