Can a new paediatric sub-specialty improve child health in South Africa?

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Published in S Afr Med J on July 31, 2012

Authors

George Swingler1, Michael Hendricks, David Hall, Susan Hall, David Sanders, Neil McKerrow, Haroon Saloojee, Steve Reid

Author Affiliations

1: University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. george.swingler@uct.ac.za

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