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The Influence of Family Physicians Within the South African District Health System: A Cross-Sectional Study

Klaus B. von Pressentin, Robert J. Mash, Laurel Baldwin-Ragaven, Roelf Petrus Gerhardus Botha, Indiran Govender, Wilhelm Johannes Steinberg and Tonya M. Esterhuizen
The Annals of Family Medicine January 2018, 16 (1) 28-36; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2133
Klaus B. von Pressentin
1Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
MMed (FamMed), FCFP (SA), PhD
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  • For correspondence: kvonpressentin@sun.ac.za
Robert J. Mash
1Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
FRCGP (UK), FCFP (SA), PhD
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Laurel Baldwin-Ragaven
2Department of Family Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
MDCM, CCFP, FCFP (Canada), FCFP (SA)
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Roelf Petrus Gerhardus Botha
3Department of Family Medicine, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Indiran Govender
4Family Medicine, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa
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Wilhelm Johannes Steinberg
5Family Medicine, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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Tonya M. Esterhuizen
6Biostatistics Unit, Centre for Evidence-based Health Care, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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vol. 16 no. 1 28-36
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2133
PubMed 
29311172

Published By 
The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication January 25, 2017
  • Revision received June 3, 2017
  • Accepted for publication June 22, 2017
  • Published online January 8, 2018.

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  1. Klaus B. von Pressentin, MMed (FamMed), FCFP (SA), PhD1⇑,
  2. Robert J. Mash, FRCGP (UK), FCFP (SA), PhD1,
  3. Laurel Baldwin-Ragaven, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP (Canada), FCFP (SA)2,
  4. Roelf Petrus Gerhardus Botha, M Fam Med3,
  5. Indiran Govender, MMed (FamMed), FCFP (SA)4,
  6. Wilhelm Johannes Steinberg, FCFP (SA)5 and
  7. Tonya M. Esterhuizen, MSc6
  1. 1Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
  2. 2Department of Family Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
  3. 3Department of Family Medicine, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
  4. 4Family Medicine, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa
  5. 5Family Medicine, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
  6. 6Biostatistics Unit, Centre for Evidence-based Health Care, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Klaus B. von Pressentin, MMed, FCFP, PhD, Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, PO Box 241, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa, kvonpressentin{at}sun.ac.za

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