Valvular heart disease in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorCommerford, Patrick J
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-25T08:04:05Z
dc.date.available2016-07-25T08:04:05Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.date.updated2016-01-05T10:10:56Z
dc.description.abstractThere are no good statistics available with regard to the prevalence, treatment patterns and results of treatment of valvular heart disease in South Africa. However, most practitioners with experience in the area agree that valvular heart disease remains common and is not managed well. The reasons why patients with valvular heart disease are not recognised and treated appropriately are complex. Blame can be apportioned to many aspects of the system of medical care available to such patients, and as much as I am a part of that system I must acknowledge a degree of responsibility for any deficiencies. It is worth examining and discussing the previous and current situation so that we can devise strategies to improve the care we provide in the future.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationCommerford, P. J. (2005). Valvular heart disease in South Africa. <i>South African Medical Journal</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20665en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationCommerford, Patrick J "Valvular heart disease in South Africa." <i>South African Medical Journal</i> (2005) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20665en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCommerford, P. J. (2005). Valvular heart disease in South Africa in 2005: issues in medicine: SAMJ forum. South African Medical Journal, 95(8), p-568.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0256-9574,en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Commerford, Patrick J AB - There are no good statistics available with regard to the prevalence, treatment patterns and results of treatment of valvular heart disease in South Africa. However, most practitioners with experience in the area agree that valvular heart disease remains common and is not managed well. The reasons why patients with valvular heart disease are not recognised and treated appropriately are complex. Blame can be apportioned to many aspects of the system of medical care available to such patients, and as much as I am a part of that system I must acknowledge a degree of responsibility for any deficiencies. It is worth examining and discussing the previous and current situation so that we can devise strategies to improve the care we provide in the future. DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Medical Journal LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 SM - 0256-9574, T1 - Valvular heart disease in South Africa TI - Valvular heart disease in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20665 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/20665
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationCommerford PJ. Valvular heart disease in South Africa. South African Medical Journal. 2005; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20665.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherHealth and Medical Publishing Groupen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)*
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dc.sourceSouth African Medical Journalen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj
dc.titleValvular heart disease in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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