Community oriented primary care in Tshwane District, South Africa: Assessing the first phase of implementation

African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 36-44

  Kinkel, Hans Friedemann ^a,b   Marcus, Tessa ^a   Memon, Shehla ^b   Bam, Nomonde ^a   Hugo, Jannie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Foundation for Professional Development   (South Africa)

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EID: 84876300699     PISSN: 20712928     EISSN: 20712936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v5i1.477     Document Type: Article

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