Vol 50, No 2 - March/April 2008 | South African Family Practice

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Published: 2008-04-23

CPD Editorial

CPD Editorial

Gboyega Ogunbanjo
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CPD

Management of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Children

Mark F Cotton, Steve Ines, H Jaspan, A Madide, H Rabie
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Contraception for First Time Users

Gerhard Lindeque
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Prostate Specific Antigen – Brief Update on its Clinical Use

Christiaan F Heyns, André van der Merwe
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Asthma Control – Practical Suggestions for Practicing Doctors in Family Practice

Robin J Green, Refiloe Masekela, Thaneshvari Moodley, Omolemo Kitchin
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Tick Bite Fever in South Africa

John Frean, L Blumberg, Gboyega A Ogunbanjo
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Influenza - Prevention, Prophylaxis and Treatment

Roxane Jones, Stuart Jones
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Diffuse Infiltrative Lymphocytosis Syndrome (DILS)

Peter F Levay, ME Botes
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Post-birth Rituals: Ethics & the Law

Donna Knapp van Bogaert, Gboyega Ogunbanjo
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InfoPOEMs

Pneumonia can be treated with 3 to 5 days of abx, Only 1 in every 3 children with eczema will develop asthma, Little information on racial differences between antihypertensives, Carvedilol not beneficial for children and adolescents with heart failure

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Editorials

From the Editor's Desk: Alas our research and its carbon footprint!

Pierre JT De Villiers
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Talking about Behaviour Change: Is Guiding more Effective than Directing?

Stephen Rollnick
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Forum

Reflections on the Training of PMTCT Counsellors in Motivational Interviewing in Sub-Saharan Africa

Bob Mash, Giovanni Baldassini, Happiness Mkhatshwa, Ieshrit Sayeed, Shifiona Ndapeua
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Original Research

Telemedicine – A Need For Ethical And Legal Guidelines in South Africa

Caron Lee Jack, Maurice Mars
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Immunisation-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Mothers in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Mala Ali Mapatano, Patrick Kalambayi Kayembe, Astride Lina Piripiri, Jean Kyloka Nyandwe
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The Impact of Diarrhoea in Infants on the Quality of Life of Low-Income Households

Montagu Murray, Marije Versteeg, Jannie Hugo
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Pattern of Depression among Patients in a Nigerian Family Practice Population

Muhammed O Afolabi, Emmanuel A Abioye-Kuteyi, Femi O Fatoye, Ibrahim S Bello, Abiodun O Adewuya
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Snuff Use and the Risk for Hypertension among Black South African Women

Olalekan A Ayo-Yusuf, Olufemi B Omole
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Factors that Influence Doctors in the Assessment of Applicants for Disability Grant

J M Tumbo
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Correspondence

Letter: HIV-Positive Patients' Satisfaction with Service Provided by a Public Hospital in Pretoria

Ntambwe Malangu, Tshepo Mosane
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Book Review: Motivational Interviewing in Health Care: Helping Patients Change Behaviour

Bob Mash
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Regulars

Boring for Medicine

Chris Ellis
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Excerpt from a tribute to Dr James MacDonald Troup

Adrianus Pijper
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Dermatology quiz

Hendrick Motswaledi
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Press Releases

ONTARGET adds Telmisartan to the Gold Standard List of Anti-Hypertensives

Editorial Office
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Lipitor Provided an Unexpectedly Potent Heart Benefit in Patients with Chronic Stable Angina, According to New Study

Editorial Office
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