Vol 50, No 2 - March/April 2008

Table of Contents

CPD Editorial

CPD Editorial PDF
Gboyega Ogunbanjo

CPD

Management of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Children PDF
Mark F Cotton, Steve Ines, H Jaspan, A Madide, H Rabie
Contraception for First Time Users PDF
Gerhard Lindeque
Prostate Specific Antigen – Brief Update on its Clinical Use PDF
Christiaan F Heyns, André van der Merwe
Asthma Control – Practical Suggestions for Practicing Doctors in Family Practice PDF
Robin J Green, Refiloe Masekela, Thaneshvari Moodley, Omolemo Kitchin
Tick Bite Fever in South Africa PDF
John Frean, L Blumberg, Gboyega A Ogunbanjo
Influenza - Prevention, Prophylaxis and Treatment PDF
Roxane Jones, Stuart Jones
Diffuse Infiltrative Lymphocytosis Syndrome (DILS) PDF
Peter F Levay, ME Botes
Post-birth Rituals: Ethics & the Law PDF
Donna Knapp van Bogaert, Gboyega Ogunbanjo

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
Editorial Office

Editorials

From the Editor's Desk: Alas our research and its carbon footprint! PDF
Pierre JT De Villiers
Talking about Behaviour Change: Is Guiding more Effective than Directing? PDF
Stephen Rollnick

Forum

Reflections on the Training of PMTCT Counsellors in Motivational Interviewing in Sub-Saharan Africa PDF
Bob Mash, Giovanni Baldassini, Happiness Mkhatshwa, Ieshrit Sayeed, Shifiona Ndapeua

Original Research

Telemedicine – A Need For Ethical And Legal Guidelines in South Africa PDF
Caron Lee Jack, Maurice Mars
Immunisation-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Mothers in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo PDF
Mala Ali Mapatano, Patrick Kalambayi Kayembe, Astride Lina Piripiri, Jean Kyloka Nyandwe
The Impact of Diarrhoea in Infants on the Quality of Life of Low-Income Households PDF
Montagu Murray, Marije Versteeg, Jannie Hugo
Pattern of Depression among Patients in a Nigerian Family Practice Population PDF
Muhammed O Afolabi, Emmanuel A Abioye-Kuteyi, Femi O Fatoye, Ibrahim S Bello, Abiodun O Adewuya
Snuff Use and the Risk for Hypertension among Black South African Women PDF
Olalekan A Ayo-Yusuf, Olufemi B Omole
Factors that Influence Doctors in the Assessment of Applicants for Disability Grant PDF
J M Tumbo

Correspondence

Letter: HIV-Positive Patients' Satisfaction with Service Provided by a Public Hospital in Pretoria PDF
Ntambwe Malangu, Tshepo Mosane
Book Review: Motivational Interviewing in Health Care: Helping Patients Change Behaviour PDF
Bob Mash

Regulars

Boring for Medicine PDF
Chris Ellis
Excerpt from a tribute to Dr James MacDonald Troup PDF
Adrianus Pijper
Dermatology quiz PDF
Hendrick Motswaledi

Press Releases

ONTARGET adds Telmisartan to the Gold Standard List of Anti-Hypertensives PDF
Editorial Office
Lipitor Provided an Unexpectedly Potent Heart Benefit in Patients with Chronic Stable Angina, According to New Study PDF
Editorial Office


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