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Telehealth-based diagnostic testing in general practice during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational study

Rae-Anne Hardie, Gorkem Sezgin, Chisato Imai, Emma Gault, Precious McGuire, Muhammad Kashif Sheikh, Christopher Pearce, Tony Badrick and Andrew Georgiou
BJGP Open 2022; 6 (1): BJGPO.2021.0123. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0123
Rae-Anne Hardie
1 Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, NSW, Australia
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Chisato Imai
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Emma Gault
2 Gippsland Primary Health Network, Traralgon, VIC, Australia
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Precious McGuire
3 Eastern Melbourne PHN, Box Hill, VIC, Australia
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Muhammad Kashif Sheikh
2 Gippsland Primary Health Network, Traralgon, VIC, Australia
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Christopher Pearce
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5 Outcome Health, Blackburn, VIC, Australia
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vol. 6 no. 1 BJGPO.2021.0123
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0123
PubMed 
34819295

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Royal College of General Practitioners
History 
  • Received July 7, 2021
  • Accepted September 16, 2021
  • Published online March 22, 2022.

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  1. Rae-Anne Hardie1,*,
  2. Gorkem Sezgin1,
  3. Chisato Imai1,
  4. Emma Gault2,
  5. Precious McGuire3,
  6. Muhammad Kashif Sheikh2,4,
  7. Christopher Pearce1,5,
  8. Tony Badrick1,6 and
  9. Andrew Georgiou1
  1. 1 Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, NSW, Australia
  2. 2 Gippsland Primary Health Network, Traralgon, VIC, Australia
  3. 3 Eastern Melbourne PHN, Box Hill, VIC, Australia
  4. 4 West Gippsland Healthcare Group, Warragul, VIC, Australia
  5. 5 Outcome Health, Blackburn, VIC, Australia
  6. 6 Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia Quality Assurance Programs, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
  1. ↵ *For correspondence:
    Rae-Anne Hardie, rae-anne.hardie{at}mq.edu.au
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BJGP Open 2022; 6 (1): BJGPO.2021.0123. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0123
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