Community health workers and the response to HIV/AIDS in South Africa: tensions and prospects.

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Published in Health Policy Plan on April 03, 2008

Authors

Helen Schneider1, Hlengiwe Hlophe, Dingie van Rensburg

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Health Policy, School of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand, PO Box 1038, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa. Helen.schneider@nhls.ac.za

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