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Table of contents SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.105 n.8 Pretoria Aug. 2015
From the Editor |
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· SA's happiness - and misery - index Seggie, Janet
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Editor´s Choice |
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· Editor's Choice Seggie, Janet
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Correspondence |
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· Cost awareness on the part of health professionals Nethathe, Gladness Dakalo
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· Myasthenia gravis is a rare but treatable disease Mombaur, Busi; Heckmann, Jeannine M
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Izindaba |
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· 'Changing sides' - SAMA unionist now Limpopo's Health MEC Bateman, Chris
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· Pain management - the global sound of silence Bateman, Chris
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· Snipping away at the HIV pandemic, one foreskin at a time Bateman, Chris
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Book Review |
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· Pharmaceuticals, Corporate Crime and Public Health Summers, R S
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SAMJ Forum |
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· Cochrane Corner Kredo, T; McCaul, M; Volmink, J
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Healthcare Delivery |
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· Anterior chamber paracentesis to improve diagnosis and treatment of infectious uveitis in South Africa Schaftenaar, E; Lecuona, K A; Baarsma, G S; Meenken, C; Verjans, G M G M; McIntyre, J A; Peters, R P H
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· Patient support interventions to improve adherence to drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment: A counselling toolkit Mohr, E; Hughes, J; Snyman, L; Beko, B; Harmans, X; Caldwell, J; Duvivier, H; Wilkinson, L; Cox, V
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Medical History |
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· The first black doctors and their influence in South Africa Mayosi, B M
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Editorials |
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· Turbo-charging tobacco control in South Africa Yach, Derek; Alexander, Elle
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· Improving access to antiretrovirals in rural South Africa - a call to action Gray, Andy; Conradie, Francesca; Crowley, Talitha; Gaede, Bernhard; Gils, Tinne; Shroufi, Amir; Hwang, Bella; Kegakilwe, Desmond; Nash, Jenny; Pillay, Prinitha; Stende, Stacie C; Venter, Francois; Matthews, Philippa
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Research |
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· Multimorbidity, control and treatment of non-communicable diseases among primary healthcare attenders in the Western Cape, South Africa Folb, N; Timmerman, V; Levitt, N S; Steyn, K; Bachmann, M O; Lund, C; Bateman, E D; Lombard, C; Gaziano, T A; Zwarenstein, M; Fairall, L R
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· Prevalence of tobacco use among adults in South Africa: Results from the first South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Reddy, P; Zuma, K; Shisana, O; Jonas, K; Sewpaul, R
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· Carcinogenic nitrosamines in traditional beer as the cause of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in black South Africans Isaacson, C; Mothobi, P; Hale, M; Tomar, L K; Tyagi, C; Kumar, P; Choonara, Y E; Altini, M; Pillay, V
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· Do low levels of physical activity in female adolescents cause overweight and obesity? Objectively measured physical activity levels of periurban and rural adolescents Cook, I
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· The case for expanding the definition of 'key populations' to include high-risk groups in the general population to improve targeted HIV prevention efforts Shisana, O; Zungu, N; Evans, M; Risher, K; Rehle, T; Celentano, D
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· K-ras codon 12 and not TP53 mutations are predominant in advanced colorectal cancers Zhunussova, G; Djansugurova, L; Khussainova, E; Zhunusbekova, B; Afonin, G; Khaidarova, D; Matejcic, M; Parker, M Iqbal
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· Chromosomal radiosensitivity of lymphocytes in South African breast cancer patients of different ethnicity: An indirect measure of cancer susceptibility Francies, F Z; Herd, O; Muller, X; Cairns, A; Murdoch, M; Nietz, S; Slabbert, J P; Baeyens, A
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· Human papillomavirus genotypes and clinical management of genital warts in women attending a colposcopy clinic in Cape Town, South Africa Tayib, S; Allan, B; Williamson, A-L; Denny, L
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· The mental health experiences and needs of methamphetamine users in Cape Town: A mixed-methods study Watt, M H; Myers, B; Towe, S L; Meade, C S
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Continuing Medical Education |
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· Fits, faints and funny turns Ntusi, Ntobeko A B
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· An approach to the clinical assessment and management of syncope in adults Ntusi, N A B; Coccia, C B I; Cupido, B J; Chin, A
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· An approach to epilepsy Lee-Pan, E B; Tucker, L
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· An approach to acute vertigo Bateman, K; Rogers, C; Meyer, E
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· An approach to balance problems and falls in elderly persons de Villiers, L; Kalula, S Z
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