Vol 57 No 6: November/December 2015 | South African Family Practice

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Published: 2015-12-11

Editorials

Nanotechnology and Health Care: What are the opportunities and possible risks?

Gboyega A Ogunbanjo

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Guidelines

SEMDSA/ACE-SA Guideline for the Management of Hypothyroidism in Adults

Joel A Dave, Ania Klisiewicz, Zaheer Bayat, Nazeer Ahmed Mohamed, Zane Stevens, Tanya Kinvig

4-11
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Review Articles

Hot flushes

Jacky Van Schoor

12-15
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Acne

Lynn Lambert

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The 5 x 5 plan for asthma control: the green route to asthma control

Robin J Green

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Acute kidney injury in children – not just for the nephrologist

Michelo Sharon Choopa, Getruida Van Biljon

24-29
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Pharmacotherapy during pregnancy, childbirth and lactation: points and principles to consider (a 2015 update)

G Schellack, Natalie Schellack, M Kriel

30-33
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Research Articles

Reasons for and perceptions of patients with minor ailments bypassing local primary health care facilities

C A Visser, G J O Marincowitz, I Govender, G A Ogunbanjo

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Integration of non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) and HIV/AIDS and mental health care through the involvement of chronically ill patients using empowerment evaluation

Claire Van Deventer

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The influence of family characteristics on glycaemic control among adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending the general outpatient clinic, National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria

Bethrand Brian Odume, Onyebuchi Stephanie Ofoegbu, Elias Chike Aniwada

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Perspectives of undergraduate module convenors at a South African academic institution on medical student training in evidence-based health care: a qualitative study

Taryn Young, Anke Rohwer, Jimmy Volmink, Mike Clarke

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Potential barriers to focused antenatal care utilisation by HIV-positive pregnant women in Swaziland

Makombo Ganga-Limando, Wendy Patience Gule

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Practices employed by audiologists in the management of adult patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa

Melesha Govender, J Paken

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Perceptions of the HIV counselling and testing programme by patients in a rural regional hospital in South Africa

Emeka Edwards Orisakwe, Stella Ochiogu, Peter Ocholla

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Understanding the challenges and opportunities encountered by the elderly in urban KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Madhubala Ishver Kasiram, Dorothy Hölscher

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Registrars

Mastering your Fellowship

Klaus B von Pressentin, Mergan Naidoo, Bob Mash

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Peripheralia

The therapeutic investigation

Chris Ellis

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