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The needs and preferences of general practitioners regarding their CPD learning: a Free State perspective

Johan BotesDepartment of Family Medicine, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Johan BezuidenhoutDivision of Health Sciences Education, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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Wilhelm Johannes SteinbergDepartment of Family Medicine, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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Gina JoubertDepartment of Biostatistics, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Pages 114-118 | Received 12 Jan 2016, Accepted 13 Apr 2016, Published online: 08 Jun 2016

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