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particular settings.
Could practice driven research be a way forward and
offer academics and clinicians a better defined common
ground? The benefits of practice driven research include
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Many of the initiatives discussed in this paper are
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Dr Kyla Brown
is a postdoctoral research fellow working within
the Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Aphasia
Rehabilitation.
Dr Anne Hill
is also a postdoctoral research fellow
working within the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at
the University of Queensland.
Dr Anna Copley
is a lecturer within
the speech pathology division at the University of Queensland.
Dr Miranda Rose
is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow
working at La Trobe University and
Dr Bena Cartmill
is a clinical
researcher working within the Princess Alexandra Hospital.
Correspondence to:
Kyla Brown
Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Aphasia Rehabilitation
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld 4072
email:
