2009 Scientific Publications
Oscillating migration and the pidemics of silicosis, tuberculosis, and HIV infection in South African gold miners
Authors: Rees D, Murray J, Nelson G & Sonnenberg P Source: American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 2009 Summary: The men from rural areas of South Africa and neighboring countries who come to seek work in the gold [...]
Preliminary study on fertility and employment status in South Africa
Authors: Bello B, Kielkowski D, Heederik D, Wilson K, Vundle Z, Kruger A Source: Occupational Health Southern Africa 2009; 15 (1): 6-14. Summary: The role of occupational exposures in the declining fertility rate in South Africa is [...]
Should we have paid more attention to occupational lung disease in South Africa?
Authors: Tony Davies Source: Sacema Quarterly; Issue 4 November, 2009 Summary: South Africa is faced with a public health catastrophe due, in part at least, to the mining activity, which laid the foundation of our economy. Since [...]
Surgically cured hypoglycemia secondary to pleural solitary fibrous tumour: case report and update review on the Doege-Potter syndrome.
Authors: Kalebi AY, Hale MJ, Wong ML, Hoffman T, Murray J Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009, 4:45 Summary: The association of paraneoplastic hypoglycemia [Doege-Potter syndrome] and finger clubbing [Pierre-Marie-Bamberg syndrome] with pleural solitary fibrous tumour is [...]
The Work and Health in Southern Africa (WAHSA) Programme – overall experiences and the way forward.
Authors: Test T Source: Occup Health Southern Africa, 15 WAHSA Special Issue, Nov 2009: 2 – 6 Summary: The work and Health ion Southern Africa (WAHSA) Programme was inaugurated in October 2004, supported by the Swedish International [...]