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Rehabilitation and Practice

The development of a framework for high-quality, sustainable and accessible rural private therapy under the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme

Angela DewFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; ;Arts and Social Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Correspondence[email protected]
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Rebecca BartonFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia;
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Jo RagenFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia;
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Kim BulkeleyFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia;
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Alexandra IljadicaFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia;
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Rebecca ChedidFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia;
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Jennie BrentnallFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia;
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Anita BundyFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia;
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Michelle LincolnFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia;
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Gisselle GallegoSchool of Medicine, The University of Notre Dame, Sydney, Australia
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Craig VeitchFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia;
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Pages 2491-2503 | Received 01 Aug 2015, Accepted 04 Dec 2015, Published online: 08 Jan 2016

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