Short Report - Special Collection: COVID-19
Home delivery of medication during Coronavirus disease 2019, Cape Town, South Africa: Short report
Submitted: 14 April 2020 | Published: 04 June 2020
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Zameer Brey, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Cape Town, South AfricaRobert Mash, Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
Charlyn Goliath, Metropolitan Health Services, Western Cape Government, Cape Town, South Africa
Darrin Roman, Metropolitan Health Services, Western Cape Government, Cape Town, South Africa
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