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Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care Volume 31, 2013 - Issue 4
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Editorials

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together”: A call for a Nordic engagement in the development of family medicine in Africa

Per KallestrupCenter for Global Health, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, Skødstrup Lægepraksis, Skødstrup, Denmark. E-mail: [email protected]
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Michael SchriverCenter for Global Health, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Morten LindbaekAntibiotic Centre for Primary Care, Department of Family Medicine, Institute of Health and Society, Medical Faculty, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Per HjortdahlDepartment of Family Medicine, Institute of Health and Society, Medical Faculty, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Pages 183-184 | Published online: 20 Sep 2013

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