Editorial: Navigating low-value care in regional, rural and remote Australia

Rae Thomas^{1

2}, Vinay Gangathimmaiah^{2

3}, Marlow Coates⁴, Michelle Guppy⁵

Affiliations

¹ Tropical Australian Academic Health Centre, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
² College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, Townsville University Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
⁴ Office of Chief Executive, Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service, Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia.
⁵ Australian Journal of Rural Health and School of Rural Medicine, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.

Editorial

Rae Thomas et al. Aust J Rural Health. 2024 Apr.

. 2024 Apr;32(2):213-215.

doi: 10.1111/ajr.13123.

Rae Thomas^{1

2}, Vinay Gangathimmaiah^{2

3}, Marlow Coates⁴, Michelle Guppy⁵

¹ Tropical Australian Academic Health Centre, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
² College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, Townsville University Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
⁴ Office of Chief Executive, Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service, Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia.
⁵ Australian Journal of Rural Health and School of Rural Medicine, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.

No abstract available

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