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Using a mHealth system to recall and refer existing clients and refer community members with health concerns to primary healthcare facilities in South Africa: a feasibility study

Willem Odendaala Health Systems Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa;b Department of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Simon Lewina Health Systems Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa;c Division of Health Services, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7521-9515View further author information
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Brian McKinstryd Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9581-0468View further author information
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Mark Tomlinsone Department of Global Health, Institute for Life Course Health Research, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa;f School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University, Belfast, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5846-3444View further author information
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Esme Jordaang Biostatistics Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa;h Statistics and Population Studies, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
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Mikateko Mazinug Biostatistics Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7746-9630View further author information
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Pam Haigi Family South Africa (FAMSA) Karoo, Oudsthoorn, South AfricaView further author information
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Anna Thorsonj Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8703-6561View further author information
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Salla Atkinsj Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden;k New Social Research and Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, FinlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4116-893XView further author information
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Article: 1717410 | Received 19 Sep 2019, Accepted 24 Dec 2019, Published online: 10 Feb 2020

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