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Diagnosis and management of acute infections during telehealth consultations in Australian general practice: a qualitative study

Emma J Baillie, Gregory Merlo, Ruby Biezen, Kwame Peprah Boaitey, Parker J Magin, Mieke L van Driel and Lisa Hall
BJGP Open 2024; 8 (1): BJGPO.2023.0142. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0142
Emma J Baillie
1 General Practice Clinical Unit, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Herston, QL, Australia
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2 Healthcare Improvement Unit, Queensland Health, Bowen Hills, Brisbane, QL, Australia
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Ruby Biezen
3 Department of General Practice, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VI, Australia
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4 Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, Bond University, Gold Coast, QL, Australia
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Parker J Magin
5 School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
6 GP Training Research Department, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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Diagnosis and management of acute infections during telehealth consultations in Australian general practice: a qualitative study
Emma J Baillie, Gregory Merlo, Ruby Biezen, Kwame Peprah Boaitey, Parker J Magin, Mieke L van Driel, Lisa Hall
BJGP Open 2024; 8 (1): BJGPO.2023.0142. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0142

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Diagnosis and management of acute infections during telehealth consultations in Australian general practice: a qualitative study
Emma J Baillie, Gregory Merlo, Ruby Biezen, Kwame Peprah Boaitey, Parker J Magin, Mieke L van Driel, Lisa Hall
BJGP Open 2024; 8 (1): BJGPO.2023.0142. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0142
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