Editorial

The contribution of family medicine to African health systems

Robert Mash
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine | Vol 8, No 1 | a1251 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v8i1.1251 | © 2016 Robert Mash | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 13 July 2016 | Published: 31 August 2016

About the author(s)

Robert Mash, Family Medicine and Primary Care, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

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Keywords

Primary health care; Africa; Family physicians; Health systems

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