Vol 49, No 4 - May 2007

Table of Contents

Editorials

Chronic Illness - The New Opportunity PDF
Sam Fehrsen 3

Forum

Further Reflections On Chronic Illness Care (Seven habits of highly effective carers) PDF
Ian Couper 4-11

InfoPOEMs

Steroids+salmeterol in moderate asthma; dapsone gel in acne vulgaris
Editorial Office 48

Original Research

The appropriateness of patients’ visits to an emergency department. [Die toepaslikheid van pasiënt besoeke aan ‘n noodgevalle eenheid] PDF
L le Roux, M Nel, MVJ van Vuuren, WJ Rabie 14
Family practitioners perception of, knowledge about and use of peak flow meters in Lenasia, Lenasia South, and Soweto Community Health clinics PDF
Bhadrish Kantilal Vallabh, Dhamend Lutchman, David Rees 15
Knowledge of and attitude towards pain relief during labour of women attending Cecilia Makiwane Hospital’s antenatal clinic, South Africa PDF
JM Mugambe, M Nel, LA Hiemstra, WJ Steinberg 16
Pretoria medical students’ perspectives on assessable attributes of Professionalism PDF
Marietjie van Rooyen, Ina Treadwell 17

CPD

Caring for our children PDF
Ben Marais 18
Important HIV-associated conditions in HIV-infected infants and children PDF
H Rabie, BJ Marais, R Van Toorn, P Nourse, ED Nel, P Goussard, N Sellers, MF Cotton 19
Contraception for the perimenopausal woman PDF
Leon Snyman 25-26
The management of adults and children with moderate severity asthma PDF
PM Jeena 28-32
Diagnosis of Acute Abdominal Pain in Older Patients
C Lyon, DC Clark 35-40

Review Articles

Important HIV-associated conditions in HIV-infected infants and children
Helmuth Reuter

Regulars

New product reviews: Metronidazole gel PDF
Amayeza Drug Info Centre 44
New product review:iso-osmotic laxative polyethylene glycol PDF
Amayeza Drug Info Centre 46

Press Releases

Merck Takes a Global Step Forward in the Fight against Diabetes PDF
Editorial Office 24
World No Tobacco day PDF
Editorial Office 42


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