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Training Medical Students in the Community - Memoirs and Reflections of the University of Transkei Medical School

Ehi U IgumborDepartment of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University for Technology and Science, Mthatha, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.CorrespondenceE-mail: [email protected]
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Amalio del RíoDepartment of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University for Technology and Science, Mthatha, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
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David L BusoDepartment of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University for Technology and Science, Mthatha, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
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