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Review Article

The relevance and role of homestays in medical education: a scoping study

Bonnie Olivia HughesCentre for Rural Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mosa MoshabelaCentre for Rural Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa;Discipline of Rural Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South AfricaView further author information
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Jenni OwenCenter for Child and Family Policy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USAView further author information
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Bernhard GaedeCentre for Rural Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa;Discipline of Family Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South AfricaView further author information
Article: 1320185 | Received 22 Dec 2016, Accepted 12 Apr 2017, Published online: 02 May 2017

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