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Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/57821, first published .
Establishing a Digital Health Care Ecosystem in a Health Sciences University in South Africa: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

Establishing a Digital Health Care Ecosystem in a Health Sciences University in South Africa: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

Establishing a Digital Health Care Ecosystem in a Health Sciences University in South Africa: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

Samantha Govender   1 * , PhD ;   Maria Elizabeth Cochrane   2 * , PhD ;   Mabina Mogale   3 * , MPH ;   Reno Gordon   4 * , PhD ;   Tjodwapi Tshephe   5 * , MSc

1 Department of Speech and Language Pathology and Audiology, School of Health Care Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa

2 Faculty of Health Sciences, Health Professions Education, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

3 Department of Public Health, School of Health Care Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

4 Department of Human Nutrition, School of Health Care Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa

5 School of Health Care Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa

*all authors contributed equally

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