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Browsing by UP Author "Smith, Selma"
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Geyser, M.M. (Mimi); Smith, Selma (AOSIS Open Journals, 2016-06-10)BACKGROUND : Chest pain is a common clinical syndrome. However, there is a paucity of African studies describing the causes, prevalence, aetiology, and disposition of patients with chest pain presenting in the emergency ...
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Germishuys, Paul S.; Smith, Selma; Hugo, J.F.M. (Jannie); Madela-Mntla, Edith; Botha, Tanita (AOSIS, 2022-12-20)BACKGROUND : Homeless people are a vulnerable population susceptible to physical and mental health care problems. There are, however, limited studies and information regarding the health of the homeless population. AIM : ...
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Eales, Owen; Smith, Selma (AOSIS, 2021-06)BACKGROUND: Shared decision-making is the process where patients and clinicians work together to make healthcare choices. When given a choice, most patients want to participate in decision-making about their treatment. ...
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Smith, Selma; Reji, Elizabeth (MedPharm Publications, 2015)BACKGROUND : Growth charts have been used worldwide for about 40 years but their use has always been fraught with problems. METHODS : A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out on the reported usage of growth ...
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Smith, Selma; Viviers, Jean (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2008-04)No abstract available
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Ilunga, B.B. (Blandine); Eales, Owen; Marcus, Tessa S.; Smith, Selma; Hugo, Johannes F.M. (AOSIS, 2020-02)BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a persistent major public health challenge in South Africa. This article examines the social determinants and demographic factors associated with TB loss to follow-up through the lens of ...
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Couper, I.D.; Mash, B.; Smith, Selma; Schweitzer, B. (South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care, 2012-11)After 1994, the post-apartheid government decided that primary health care and the district health system would be the cornerstone of their new health policy. As a consequence of this, the academic departments of Family ...
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Smith, Selma; Khutoane, G. (Medpharm Publications, 2009-01)BACKGROUND: Health care workers at primary health care (PHC) clinics are frustrated by not receiving replies to their referral letters to doctors. Referral letters act as permission slips to allow patients easy access to ...
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