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Potential solutions to improve the governance of multicentre health services research

Sue M Evans, John R Zalcberg and Ri Scarborough
Med J Aust 2018; 209 (4): . || doi: 10.5694/mja18.00325
Published online: 20 August 2018

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  • 1 Monash University, Melbourne, VIC
  • 2 Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC


Correspondence: sue.evans@monash.edu

Acknowledgements: 

Sue Evans is supported by the Movember Foundation and the Victorian Cancer Agency through a Clinical Research Fellowship.

Competing interests:

No relevant disclosures.

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