The telehealth surge: Speech-language pathology mode of service delivery and consumer characteristics during COVID-19.
Purpose: To examine the characteristics of speech-language pathology (SLP) consumers prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic, with respect to the mode of service delivery within a local health district in New South Wales, Australia, to inform future health service planning. Method: Observational s...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Vol. 27; no. 5; pp. 727 - 735 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oct2025
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