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Integrated primary oral health services in South Africa: The role of the PHC nurse in providing oral health examination and education

Lawrence K. Thema, Shenuka Singh
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine | Vol 5, No 1 | a413 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v5i1.413 | © 2013 Lawrence K. Thema, Shenuka Singh | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 11 January 2012 | Published: 11 March 2013

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Lawrence K. Thema, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Shenuka Singh, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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