Vol. 108 No. 9 (2018) | South African Medical Journal

Guest Editorial
In the aftermath of a suicide: Any lessons from the sorrow?

DJ Stein

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The Cape Town Declaration on Access to Cardiac Surgery in the Developing World

Peter Zilla, R Morton Bolman, Magdi H Yacoub, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Karen Sliwa, Liesl Zühlke, Robert SD Higgins, Bongani Mayosi, Alain Carpentier, David Williams

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Medical students’ perceptions on euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide: Are they fully informed?

Henriette Burger, Liz Gwyther, René Krause, Mpho Ratshikana-Moloko, Derek Hellenberg

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To persuade or to inform?

Avi Barit

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Severe hypercholesterolaemia with a high risk of atherosclerosis may be precipitated by a high-sterol diet

AD Marais, D Segal

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Editorial
Paediatric hypertension in South Africa: An underestimated problem calling for action

Juliana Kagura, Ken K Ong, Linda S Adair, John M Pettifor, Shane A Norris

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Editorial
Minimum inhibitory concentration-guided antimicrobial therapy – the Achilles heel in the antimicrobial stewardship agenda

Warren Lowman

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Guest Editorial
Tattoos: Their changing demographics require clinicians to be more knowledgeable about their impact on health

Rannakoe J Lehloenya, Reginald M Ngwanya, Thuraya Isaacs

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Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa

T Isaacs, RM Ngwanya, RJ Lehloenya

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Termination of pregnancy: Cultural practices, the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act and the constitutional rights of children

DJ McQuoid-Mason

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Case Report
Complete resolution of apparently definite radiological and histological usual interstitial pneumonia

D Simon, BW Allwood, CFN Koegelenberg

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Leveraging the Road to Health booklet as a unique patient identifier to monitor the prevention of mother-to-child transmission programme

A Haeri Mazanderani, GG Sherman, F Moyo, AE Goga, U Feucht

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The unmet needs and health priorities of the urban poor: Generating the evidence base for urban community health worker programmes in South Afric

A van Rie, NS West, SR Schwartz, L Mutunga, CF Hanrahan, J Ncayiyana, J Bassett

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Compulsory community service for doctors in South Africa: A 15-year review

SJ Reid, J Peacocke, S Kornik, G Wolvaardt

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Obstetrics knowledge and skills training as a catalyst for change

RC Pattinson, A-M Bergh, J Makin, Y Pillay, J Moodley, B Madaj, C Ameh, N van den Broek

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Infant feeding practices in Soweto, South Africa: Implications for healthcare providers

S Nieuwoudt, L Manderson, SA Norris

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Antibiotic use and resistance: Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions among primary care prescribers in South Africa

E Farley, A Stewart, M-A Davies, M Govind, D van den Bergh, TH Boyles

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Pregnancy outcome in patients with pregestational and gestational diabetes attending Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

H van Zyl, NS Levitt

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Clinical and pathological features of acral melanoma in a South African population: A retrospective study

J de Wet, B Tod, WI Visser, HF Jordaan, W Schneider

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Alcohol marketing and adolescent alcohol consumption: Results from the International Alcohol Control study (South Africa)

NK Morojele, C Lombard, N Harker Burnhams, P Petersen Williams, E Nel, CDH Parry

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Articles

Guest Editorial
In the aftermath of a suicide: Any lessons from the sorrow?

The Cape Town Declaration on Access to Cardiac Surgery in the Developing World

Medical students’ perceptions on euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide: Are they fully informed?

To persuade or to inform?

Severe hypercholesterolaemia with a high risk of atherosclerosis may be precipitated by a high-sterol diet

Editorial
Paediatric hypertension in South Africa: An underestimated problem calling for action

Editorial
Minimum inhibitory concentration-guided antimicrobial therapy – the Achilles heel in the antimicrobial stewardship agenda

Guest Editorial
Tattoos: Their changing demographics require clinicians to be more knowledgeable about their impact on health

Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa

Termination of pregnancy: Cultural practices, the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act and the constitutional rights of children

Case Report
Complete resolution of apparently definite radiological and histological usual interstitial pneumonia

Leveraging the Road to Health booklet as a unique patient identifier to monitor the prevention of mother-to-child transmission programme

The unmet needs and health priorities of the urban poor: Generating the evidence base for urban community health worker programmes in South Afric

Compulsory community service for doctors in South Africa: A 15-year review

Obstetrics knowledge and skills training as a catalyst for change

Infant feeding practices in Soweto, South Africa: Implications for healthcare providers

Antibiotic use and resistance: Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions among primary care prescribers in South Africa

Pregnancy outcome in patients with pregestational and gestational diabetes attending Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

Clinical and pathological features of acral melanoma in a South African population: A retrospective study

Alcohol marketing and adolescent alcohol consumption: Results from the International Alcohol Control study (South Africa)

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