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An accidental career in a new discipline

Helen P Beange
Med J Aust 2004; 181 (11): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06490.x
Published online: 6 December 2004

At seventy-seven it is time to be in earnest


  • Developmental Disability Clinic, Royal Rehabilitation Centre, Ryde, NSW.


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Acknowledgements: 

This article could not have been completed without the kind assistance of my colleague Dr Seeta Durvasula, for which I am indeed grateful.

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