Conceptualizing community oriented primary care (COPC) - The Tshwane, South Africa, health post model

African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 54-56

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

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EID: 84876325713     PISSN: 20712928     EISSN: 20712936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v5i1.423     Document Type: Article

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