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Research

Knowledge, awareness and readiness of private sector doctors practising in the Ethekweni and Ugu districts of KwaZulu-Natal province for the implementation of the National Health Insurance

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Pages 18-23 | Received 22 Sep 2015, Accepted 14 Nov 2015, Published online: 15 Dec 2015

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