Status, challenges and facilitators of consumer involvement in Australian health and medical research.

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Published in Health Res Policy Syst on November 18, 2010

Authors

Carla Saunders1, Afaf Girgis

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Health Research & Psycho-oncology (CHeRP), Cancer Council NSW, The University of Newcastle & Hunter Medical Research Institute, Callaghan NSW, Australia, 2308. carla.saunders@uon.edu.au.

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