Cover letter
7 January 2015
To the Editor of JEMDSA
Re: The prevalence and associations of low testosterone levels in a South African male diabetic urban population
I hereby want to submit an article for possible publication in JEMDSA in the form of original research.
1.Surnames, initials and qualifications of all authors in the correct sequence Kemp T, MBChB, MMed(IntMed), Cert Endocrinology & Metabolism(SA), MsC(Clin Epi), Endocrinology & Metabolism Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria
Rheeder P, MMed(IntMed), FCP(SA), MSc(Clin Epi), PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria
2.Full contact details of corresponding author: Title, first name, surname, e- mail address, mobile, office and fax number and postal address.
Dr Tanja Kemp
Mobile no: 082 653 7699 Office no: 012 354 2522 Fax no: 086 710 3683
Postal address: PO Box 23680 Gezina 0031
3.Declaration on copyright and originality of paper and acknowledgement of any third party sources (references and images) exempting the author(s), journal and publisher of plagiarism.
This paper is original and hasn’t been submitted anywhere else. The literature review contains all the relevant references and plagiarism was avoided as far as possible.
4.Declaration regarding authorship I’m the first author of this manuscript.
5.Ethics committee approval
The University of Pretoria Ethics Committee approved the study (213/2011).
6.Conflicts of interest
There are no conflicts of interest present.
Thank you
Dr Tanja Kemp