Return of the unexpected: Rural workforce recruitment and retention in the era of COVID-19

Affiliations

¹ Department of Rural Health, University of South Australia, Whyalla, SA, Australia.
² Deakin Rural Health, Deakin University, Warrnambool, Vic., Australia.
³ Broken Hill University Department of Rural Health, University of Sydney, Broken Hill, NSW, Australia.

Editorial

Martin Jones et al. Aust J Rural Health. 2021 Oct.

. 2021 Oct;29(5):612-616.

doi: 10.1111/ajr.12817.

¹ Department of Rural Health, University of South Australia, Whyalla, SA, Australia.
² Deakin Rural Health, Deakin University, Warrnambool, Vic., Australia.
³ Broken Hill University Department of Rural Health, University of Sydney, Broken Hill, NSW, Australia.

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