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Original Articles

Evaluation of the effect of the introduction of a hypertension club on the management of hypertension at a community health centre in the Cape Town Metropole

, MBChB MFamMed & , MB, ChB, DOM, HonsBSc, MFamMed, PhD (Stell) (Postgraduate student)
Pages 143-147 | Published online: 15 Aug 2014

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