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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Policy Reflections on digital health

Stephen Ayre A *
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A Tasmanian Health Service South, Level 3, Block E, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tas. 7000, Australia.

* Correspondence to: stephen.ayre@ths.tas.gov.au

Australian Health Review 46(3) 262-263 https://doi.org/10.1071/AH22128
Submitted: 20 May 2022  Accepted: 20 May 2022   Published: 2 June 2022

© 2022 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing on behalf of AHHA.


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