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Editorial

Research from low-income and middle-income countries will benefit global health and the physiotherapy profession, but it requires support

Saurab Sharmaa School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia and Centre for Pain IMPACT, Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 238-242 | Published online: 29 Sep 2023

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