Published in PLoS One on January 09, 2012
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Developing a competence framework and evaluation tool for primary care nursing in South Africa. Educ Health (Abingdon) (2005) 0.85
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Voluntary HIV testing and counselling at the workplace--entirely compatible with the Employment Equity Act. S Afr Med J (2003) 0.77
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Respiratory health effects due to long-term low-level paraquat exposure. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2005) 0.75