Vol 49, No 10 - November/December 2007

Table of Contents

Editorials

Taking XDR TB seriously in South Africa PDF
Natasha Bolognesi, Helmuth Reuter 3-4

Forum

Primary health care in the South African context – medical students’ perspectives PDF
Catherine Elizabeth Draper, Graham Louw 6-11

InfoPOEMs

Vitamin C prevents RSD in patients with wrist fracture; Home glucose monitoring ineffective
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Original Research

Pattern of injuries suffered by the patients treated for alleged assault at Witbank General Hospital in Mpumalanga PDF
Lushiku Nkombua 14- 14d
An Identification of the Risk Factors Implicated in Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) PDF
Sowbakiam Mudly, Virendra Rambiritch, Leyla Mayet 15-15b
An assessment of the level of knowledge of diabetic patients, in a primary health care setting, on diabetes mellitus PDF
Lushendran Manikum Moodley, Viren Rambiritch 16-16d
Resuscitation debriefing for nurses at the Accident and Emergency Unit of St Dominique’s Hospital in East London (South Africa) PDF
Stephen Drotske, Pierre JT de Viliers 17-17d

CPD

Peptic ulcer disease
K Ramakrishnan, RC Salinas 19-26
Pet-related infections
PM Rabinowitz, Z Gordon, L Odofin 27-33
Somatoform disorders
O Oyama, C Paltoo, J Greengold 34-38
CPD Questionnaire PDF
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Regulars

Subscription form PDF
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Press Releases

MetroGel V - A metronidazole vaginal preparation PDF
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Patients who switched from established Lipitor therapy to simvastatin experienced a significant 30 percent increase in relative risk of cardiovascular events or death, new observational study shows PDF
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