Counting dermatologists in South Africa: number, distribution and requirement.

Br J Dermatol

Division of Health Systems and Public Health, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.

Published: August 2022

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9543359PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjd.21036DOI Listing

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