The journal: the dawn of a new era
Abstract
This is my first editorial as the new editor-in-chief of the South African Family Practice journal having been the associate editor for six years. During the last 3 years, I was simultaneously appointed the editor-in-chief of the first African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine (AJPHCFM), the tenure which I completed on 31st December 2011. Pierre de Villiers became the editor-in-chief of AJPHCFM with effect from 1st January 2012.
Section
Editorials
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