Vol 55 No 4: July/August 2013 | South African Family Practice

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Published: 2013-09-05

Editorials

What is the status quo of South Africa’s National Health Insurance pilot project?

Gboyega A Ogunbanjo

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Editor's Focus

Gboyega A Ogunbanjo

302
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CPD

Gouty arthritis: an approach for general practice

Mohammed Tikly, Kavita Makan

307-312
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Anti-allergic ophthalmic drugs in general practice: which, why and when?

N Mohamed, Derrick P Smit

313-318
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Dealing with major depression in general practice

C P Freeman, J A Joska

319-325
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Combination treatment for hypertension

James Ker

326-329
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Colds, flu and coughing: over-the-counter products for pharyngitis and tonsillitis

Jacky Van Schoor

330-332
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Colds, flu and coughing: a review of over-the-counter cold and flu medicines

Jacky Van Schoor

334-336
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Online Reviews

Utility of kangaroo mother care in preterm and low birthweight infants

Saurabh Rambiharilal Shrivastava, Prateek Saurabh Shrivastava, Jegadeesh Ramasamy

340-344
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Exercise prescription in the management of rheumatoid arthritis

Kim Nolte, Dina Christina Janse van Rensburg

345-349
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Constipation in children

Robin Alexander Brown, R J Wood

350-353
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Acidified infant formula explained

Irene Labuschagne, Evette van Niekerk, Martani J Lombard

354-356
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An overview of pharmacotherapy-induced ototoxicity

Natalie Schellack, Alida Naude

357-365
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InfoPOEMs

Vitamin D does not reduce the incidence or severity of upper respiratory tract infections in healthy adults; Daily multivitamins have minimal, if any, effect on preventing cancer in men and do not affect mortality.

Editorial Office

366

Original Research

Is screening for microalbuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes feasible in the Cape Town public sector primary care context? A cost and consequence study

Hammed O Ibrahim, Dusica Stapar, Bob Mash

367-372
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Sociodemographic and clinical profiles of suicidal patients requiring admission to hospitals south of Durban

S (Cyril) Soornarain Naidoo, Lourens Schlebusch

373-379
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Consultation outcomes for musculoskeletal conditions at two community health centres in Cape Town

Mosedi Keanetse Namane, Asgar A Kalla, Taryn N Young

380-384
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The practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers attending a postnatal clinic in Tswaing subdistrict, North West province

Umaru Atebije Ahmadu-Ali, Ian D Couper

385-390
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Evaluation of a school-based nutrition and physical activity programme for Grade 4 learners in the Western Cape province

Kenneth L Jacobs, Bob Mash, Catherine Elizabeth Draper, Jared Forbes, Estelle Vicki Lambert

391-397
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Healthcare professionals’ perceptions of alcohol-intoxicated trauma patients: Implications for healthcare delivery at South Rand Hospital Emergency Department

B M I Kabale, L Nkombua, P Matthews, Bassey Essien Offiong

398-402
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Conference Report

16th National Family Practitioners’ Conference, 10-11 May, 2013

Bob Mash

403-404
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Letters to the editor

Thoughts on the state of family medicine in South Africa

Eric Halkema

405
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Peripheralia

Working in resource-poor settings

Chris Ellis

407
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