Vol 54, No 1 - January/February 2012 | South African Family Practice

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Published: 2012-02-29

Editorials

The journal: a change at the helm

Pierre JT De Villiers

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Forum

Glycaemic control: do no harm

Len Kelly

6-7
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CPD

Common scalp disorders in general practice

Mojakgomo H Motswaledi

10-13
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Dealing with dry eye disease in general practice

Derrick Smit

14-18
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The basics of prescribing infant formulas

C J W Owens, I L Labuschagne, Martani J Lombard

25-30
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Assessing pain in primary care

Karen Koch

21-24
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Combination cold and flu medicines: an overview of autonomic nervous system receptors

Annatjie Bouwer

33-36
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Living with

Dealing with alcohol abuse in general practice

Duncan Rodseth

37-41
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Review Articles

Acute severe childhood asthma

Michael Levin, Eugene Weinberg

42-45
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The influence of common simple investigations on treatment and outcome in hypertensive patients

James A Ker

46-47
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InfoPOEMs

Vitamin D supplementation does not improve mental well-being; Treatment for symptom-detected early prostate carcinoma effective in patients younger than 65

Editorial Office

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Original Research

The development, implementation and evaluation of a short course in objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) skills

Adele De Villiers, E Archer

50-54
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Depression in primary care: the knowledge, attitudes and practice of general practitioners in Benin City, Nigeria

Bawo O James, Rachel Jenkins, Ambrose O Lawani, Joyce O Omoaregba

55-60
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Tobacco and alcohol use among healthcare workers in three public hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Paul I Okeke, Andrew J Ross, Tonya Esterhuizen, Jacqueline M Van Wyk

61-67
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Evaluation of general practitioners’ routine assessment of patients with diabetes in Tshwane, South Africa

Kayode G Leslie, Lushiku Nkombua

68-71
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An audit of surgical termination of pregnancy at a level 1 health facility in South Africa

Jaymala Devjee, Shaun M Khedun, Jagidesa Moodley

72-76
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Scientific letters

Measuring adherence to antiretroviral treatment and assessing factors affecting adherence in a state primary healthcare clinic, Mitchells Plain Community Health Centre

Tania Engel, Arina Schlemmer

77-78
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Regulars

"Strandlooping"

Chris Ellis

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