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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 southern Africa.
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IN PRACTICE
Rising trends in sodium nitrite suicides: A case series from Cape Town, South Africa
CLINICAL TRIAL
Clot twist – D-dimer analysis of healthy adults receiving heterologous or homologous booster COVID‐19 vaccine after a single prime dose of Ad26.COV2.S in a phase II randomised open-label trial, BaSiS
RESEARCH
The Use of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in relatioN to patiEnt risk profilINg (TUNE IN) Wave 3 study
HIV index testing implementation at public health clinics in South Africa
Prevalence of Plasmodium species in asymptomatic individuals in North-Eastern South Africa: 2018 - 2019
The impact of the MMed research requirement on registrar training and specialist registration in South Africa: An internet e-survey