More doctors and dentists are needed in South Africa

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 523-528

  Strachan, B ^a   Zabow, T ^a   van der Spuy, Z M ^b  

^a The Colleges of Medicine of South Africa   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL PRACTICE; DENTIST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SCIENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOUTH AFRICA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DENTISTS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MEDICINE; PHYSICIANS; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIALTIES, DENTAL;

EID: 79961013786     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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