2016
DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2016173
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The social transformation of Singapore medicine through 55 years of the SMJ

Abstract: The Singapore Medical Journal (SMJ) has in the past 55 years reflected the phenomenal socioeconomic progress of Singapore. Publications in the pre-independent years were mainly on diseases like cholera, diphtheria, leprosy, tetanus and worm infestation. In the new millennium, the research papers included molecular genetics, health economics, obesity, Internet medicine, cancer, cosmetic surgery and palliative medicine. The annual SMA Lecture published in the SMJ provides an ethical compass for doctors to remind… Show more

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“…By 2020, depression will be the second most prevalent condition globally. These disorders are not diagnosed properly, and because of that, there is an increase in psychological morbidity having unwanted effects throughout their lives and careers (Kua and Fones, 1999;Tyssen et al, 2001). Depression is a disorder that involves mood, body, and thoughts.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…By 2020, depression will be the second most prevalent condition globally. These disorders are not diagnosed properly, and because of that, there is an increase in psychological morbidity having unwanted effects throughout their lives and careers (Kua and Fones, 1999;Tyssen et al, 2001). Depression is a disorder that involves mood, body, and thoughts.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%