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Specialist physician-led public sector health services in rural KwaZulu-Natal: positive signs

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 58 , issue sup1 , 2016 , pages: S41–S42

DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2014.976975

Author(s): Poobalan Naidoo Boehringer-Ingelheim, South Africa , Diana Pillay Department of Internal Medicine, South Africa , Selvarajah Saman Department of Internal Medicine, South Africa

Keywords: clinical excellence , medical service , public sector , rural , specialist physician

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Abstract

Medical practice in public sector rural areas in South Africa has many challenges. This paper demonstrates the benefits of having specialist led medical services in rural medical facilities.

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