Where are we short and who are we short of? A review of the human resources for health in South Africa

Health SA Gesondheid

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  George, Gavin ^a   Quinlan, Timothy ^a   Reardon, Candice ^a   Aguilera, Jean François ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b European Commission Delegations   (South Africa)

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EID: 84877701505     PISSN: 10259848     EISSN: 20719736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/hsag.v17i1.622     Document Type: Review

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