The South African Medical Journal (SAMJ) - first published in 1884 - is a monthly, peer reviewed, general medical journal publishing leading research impacting clinical care in Africa. The journal now incorporates continuing medical education (CME).
Announcements
SAMJ October 2020 |
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| The full issue of Vol. 110 No. 10 is available for viewing and download under 'Issues' | |
| Posted: 2020-07-08 | |
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Online First: COVID-19 in South Africa
Table of Contents
Correspondence
| General Medical Council report exposes unethical recruitment of doctors in the UK from low-resource countries | |
| J J Fagan, M F Bhutta |
| Guidance to the applicability of the Global Lung Initiative spirometry reference equations for South African populations | |
| R Masekela, C F N Koegelegenberg, D M Gray |
| Ivermectin for COVID-19: Promising but not yet conclusive | |
| R van Rensburg, E H Decloedt, H Reuter, A Parker, N Schrueder, S Lahri |
Editorial
| The Scientists’ Collective 10-point proposal for equitable and timeous access to COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa | |
| G Gray, A van der Heever, S S Madhi, J McIntyre, B Kana, W Stevens, I Sanne, G Richards, F Abdullah, M Mendelson, A Dasoo, J Nel, A Wulfsohn, L Blumberg, F Venter |
In Practice
| Parental access to hospitalised children during infectious disease pandemics such as COVID-19 | |
| A Goga, U Feucht, S Pillay, G Reubenson, P Jeena, S Mahdi, N T Mayet, S Velaphi, N McKerrow, L R Mathivha, N Makubalo, R J Green, G Gray |
Research
| KN95 filtering facepiece respirators distributed in South Africa fail safety testing protocols | |
| L Mottay, J le Roux, R Perumal, A Esmail, L Timm, S Sivarasu, K Dheda |
| Effect of COVID-19 pandemic decisions on tertiary-level surgical services in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa | |
| D J Laäs, Z Farina, D G Bishop |
| The effect of lockdown on intentional and nonintentional injury during the COVID-19 pandemic in Cape Town, South Africa: A preliminary report | |
| P H Navsaria, A J Nicol, C D H Parry, R Matzopoulos, S Maqungo, R Gaudin |
| Child health services during a COVID-19 outbreak in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa | |
| C Jensen, N H McKerrow |
| Primary healthcare workers at risk during COVID-19: An analysis of infections in HIV service providers in five districts of South Africa | |
| K Rees, J L Dunlop, S Patel-Abrahams, H Struthers, J A McIntyre |
Review
| The impact of obesity on the cellular and molecular pathophysiology of COVID-19 | |
| P Dhanraj, R Pitere, M S Pepper |