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Implementation of an extended scope of practice speech-language pathology allied health practitioner service: An evaluation of service impacts and outcomes

Marnie SeabrookSpeech Pathology and Audiology Department, Logan Hospital, Meadowbrook, Australia,
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Maria SchwarzSpeech Pathology and Audiology Department, Logan Hospital, Meadowbrook, Australia, ;School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, Correspondence[email protected]
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Elizabeth C. WardSchool of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, ;Centre for Functioning and Health Research, Queensland Health, Brisbane, Australia, and ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-2680-8978
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Bernard WhitfieldIntegrated Specialist ENT Service, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery, Logan Hospital, Meadowbrook, Australia
Pages 65-74 | Received 18 Jan 2017, Accepted 11 Sep 2017, Published online: 27 Sep 2017

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