The health and health system of South Africa: historical roots of current public health challenges.

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Published in Lancet on August 24, 2009

Authors

Hoosen Coovadia1, Rachel Jewkes, Peter Barron, David Sanders, Diane McIntyre

Author Affiliations

1: Nelson Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. hcoovadia@rhru.co.za

Associated clinical trials:

HIV & Drug Abuse Prevention for South African Men | NCT02358226

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