Mobile phone use among patients and health workers to enhance primary healthcare: A qualitative study in rural South Africa
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.01.011
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South Africa; Mobile phones; mHealth; Patients with chronic disease; Pregnant women; Health workers; Primary healthcare; Health system;All these keywords.
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