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Infectious diseases
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Evaluation of patient characteristics, management and outcomes for COVID-19 at district hospitals in the Western Cape, South Africa: descriptive observational study

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  • Robert James Mash Family Medicine and Primary Care, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Mellisa Presence-Vollenhoven Family Medicine and Primary Care, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South AfricaMetro Health Services, Western Cape Provincial Government, Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Adeloye Adeniji Family Medicine and Primary Care, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South AfricaRural Health Services, Western Cape Provincial Government, Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Renaldo Christoffels Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaMetro Health Services, Western Cape Provincial Government, Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Karlien Doubell Family Medicine and Primary Care, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South AfricaRural Health Services, Western Cape Provincial Government, Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Lawson Eksteen Family Medicine and Primary Care, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South AfricaRural Health Services, Western Cape Provincial Government, Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Amee Hendrikse Metro Health Services, Western Cape Provincial Government, Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Lauren Hutton Family Medicine and Primary Care, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South AfricaRural Health Services, Western Cape Provincial Government, Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Louis Jenkins Family Medicine and Primary Care, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South AfricaRural Health Services, Western Cape Provincial Government, Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Paul Kapp Family Medicine and Primary Care, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South AfricaRural Health Services, Western Cape Provincial Government, Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Annie Lombard Family Medicine and Primary Care, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South AfricaMetro Health Services, Western Cape Provincial Government, Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Heleen Marais Metro Health Services, Western Cape Provincial Government, Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Liezel Rossouw Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaMetro Health Services, Western Cape Provincial Government, Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Katrin Stuve Internal Medicine, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South AfricaMetro Health Services, Western Cape Provincial Government, Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Abi Ugoagwu Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaMetro Health Services, Western Cape Provincial Government, Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Beverley Williams Family Medicine and Primary Care, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South AfricaRural Health Services, Western Cape Provincial Government, Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Professor Robert James Mash; rm{at}sun.ac.za
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Mash RJ, Presence-Vollenhoven M, Adeniji A, et al
Evaluation of patient characteristics, management and outcomes for COVID-19 at district hospitals in the Western Cape, South Africa: descriptive observational study
BMJ Open 2021;11:e047016. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047016

Publication history

  • Received November 16, 2020
  • Revised December 29, 2020
  • Accepted January 8, 2021
  • First published January 26, 2021.
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January 26, 2021
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