The development of passive health surveillance by a sentinel network of family practitioners in South Africa

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 256-259

  De Villiers, Pierre J T ^a   Geffen, Leon N ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; TYPES OF STUDY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEASLES; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0031982308     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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