Beyond the black stump: rapid reviews of health research issues affecting regional, rural and remote Australia

Gillam, Marianne H; Jones, Martin; May, Esther

doi:10.5694/mja2.51167

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In reply: We thank Versace and colleagues for their interest in our MJA supplement chapter1 and note and welcome their observation about the importance of using existing data sources to understand the location and distribution of health workers in Australia.

1 Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
2 Department of Rural Health, University of South Australia, Whyalla, SA
3 Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA

Correspondence: Marianne.Gillam@unisa.edu.au

Competing interests:

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