Allied health: untapped potential in the Australian health system
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Allied health: untapped potential in the Australian health system.
Although comprising around 20 per cent ofAustralia's health care workforce, allied health and its contribution to improving health outcomes remains poorly understood and largely invisible in the Australian health policy and reform environment. There is strong evidence demonstrating the benefits of allied health in improving patient outcomes, minimising risk and harm from illness and improving h...
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عنوان ژورنال: Australian Health Review
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0156-5788
DOI: 10.1071/ah14194