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Australian general practitioner uptake of a remunerated Medicare Health Assessment for People with Intellectual Disability

Stella KoritsasCentre for Developmental Disability Health Victoria, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Teresa IaconoLa Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Bendigo, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
&
Robert DavisCentre for Developmental Disability Health Victoria, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Pages 151-154 | Published online: 18 May 2012

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