Experiences of Professional Nurses Regarding the Implementation of a Central Chronic Medicine Dispensing and Distribution Program at Primary Health Care Facilities in South Africa.

@article{Muthelo2020ExperiencesOP,
  title={Experiences of Professional Nurses Regarding the Implementation of a Central Chronic Medicine Dispensing and Distribution Program at Primary Health Care Facilities in South Africa.},
  author={Livhuwani Muthelo and Tshinanne Nemagumoni and Tebogo Maria Mothiba and Arthur Thabo Phukubje and Linneth N Mabila},
  journal={The Open Public Health Journal},
  year={2020},
  volume={13},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:222218642}
}
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