The Role of Telehealth in Reducing the Mental Health Burden from COVID-19
Publication: Telemedicine and e-Health
Volume 26, Issue Number 4
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Published online: 16 April 2020
Published in print: April 2020
Published ahead of print: 23 March 2020
Accepted: 17 March 2020
Revision received: 17 March 2020
Received: 10 March 2020
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We acknowledge the support of the NHMRC Partnership Centre for Health Sustainability (Grant ID No.: 9100002 administered by the Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University).
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