Community service doctors in Limpopo province

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 180-182

  Nemutandani, M S ^a   Maluleke, F R S ^b   Rudolph, M J ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d University of the Western Modderdam Road   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COMMUNITY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LAW; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOUTH AFRICA; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICIANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOUTH AFRICA; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33645279237     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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