Person-centred care in a digital hospital: observations and perspectives from a specialist rehabilitation setting
Published 24th January 2019
Letitia Burridge, Michele Foster, Rachel Jones, Timothy Geraghty, Sridhar Atresh. pg 529.
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Honorary Adjunct Professor
Director, Queensland Spinal Cord Injury Service
Professor and Director
