Vol 55, No 4 (2013): July/August

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Editorial
What is the status quo of South Africa’s National Health Insurance pilot project?
Gboyega Ogunbanjo
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South African Family Practice | Vol 55, No 4 : July/August| a3906 | 30 August 2013

Editorial
Editor's Focus
Gboyega Ogunbanjo
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South African Family Practice | Vol 55, No 4 : July/August| a3908 | 30 August 2013

Letters to the Editor
Thoughts on the state of family medicine in South Africa
Eric Halkema
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South African Family Practice | Vol 55, No 4 : July/August| a3876 | 30 August 2013

Original Research
Is screening for microalbuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes feasible in the Cape Town public sector primary care context? A cost and consequence study
H.O. Ibrahim, D. Stapar, B. Mash
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South African Family Practice | Vol 55, No 4 : July/August| a3623 | 30 August 2013

Original Research
Sociodemographic and clinical profiles of suicidal patients requiring admission to hospitals south of Durban
S.S. Naidoo, L. Schlebusch
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South African Family Practice | Vol 55, No 4 : July/August| a3602 | 30 August 2013

Original Research
Evaluation of a school-based nutrition and physical activity programme for Grade 4 learners in the Western Cape province
K.L. Jacobs, B. Mash, C.E. Draper, J. Forbes, E.V. Lambert
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South African Family Practice | Vol 55, No 4 : July/August| a3616 | 30 August 2013

Original Research
Consultation outcomes for musculoskeletal conditions at two community health centres in Cape Town
M.K. Namane, A.A. Kalla, T.N. Young
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South African Family Practice | Vol 55, No 4 : July/August| a3599 | 30 August 2013

Original Research
Healthcare professionals’ perceptions of alcohol-intoxicated trauma patients: Implications for healthcare delivery at South Rand Hospital Emergency Department
B.M.I Kabale, L. Nkombua, P. Matthews, B.E. Offiong
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South African Family Practice | Vol 55, No 4 : July/August| a3618 | 30 August 2013

Original Research
The knowledge and beliefs of hypertensive patients attending Katleho District Hospital in Free State province, South Africa, about their illness
Justin Mpinda, John Tumbo, Indiran Govender, Benjamin Mills
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South African Family Practice | Vol 55, No 4 : July/August| a3862 | 30 August 2014

Original Research
The practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers attending a postnatal clinic in Tswaing subdistrict, North West province
U.A. Ahmadu-Ali, I.D. Couper
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South African Family Practice | Vol 55, No 4 : July/August| a6128 | 30 August 2013

CPD Articles
Gouty arthritis: An approach for general practice
M. Tikly, K. Makan
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South African Family Practice | Vol 55, No 4 : July/August| a3559 | 30 August 2013

CPD Articles
Anti-allergic ophthalmic drugs in general practice: Which, why and when?
N. Mohamed, D.P. Smit
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South African Family Practice | Vol 55, No 4 : July/August| a3681 | 30 August 2013

CPD Articles
Dealing with major depression in general practice
C.P. Freeman, J.A. Joska
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South African Family Practice | Vol 55, No 4 : July/August| a3882 | 30 August 2013

CPD Articles
Combination treatment for hypertension
J. Ker
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South African Family Practice | Vol 55, No 4 : July/August| a3885 | 30 August 2013

CPD Articles
Colds, flu and coughing: Over-the-counter products for pharyngitis and tonsillitis
J. van Schoor
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South African Family Practice | Vol 55, No 4 : July/August| a3530 | 30 August 2013

CPD Articles
Colds, flu and coughing: A review of over-the-counter cold and flu medicines
Jacky van Schoor
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South African Family Practice | Vol 55, No 4 : July/August| a3860 | 30 August 2013

Conference Report
16th National Family Practitioners’ Conference, 10-11 May, 2013
Bob Mash
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South African Family Practice | Vol 55, No 4 : July/August| a3899 | 30 August 2013

Online Reviews
Utility of kangaroo mother care in preterm and low birthweight infants
S.R. Shrivastava, P.S. Shrivastava, J. Ramasamy
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South African Family Practice | Vol 55, No 4 : July/August| a3717 | 30 August 2013

Online Reviews
Exercise prescription in the management of rheumatoid arthritis
K. Nolte, D.C. Janse van Rensburg
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South African Family Practice | Vol 55, No 4 : July/August| a3774 | 30 August 2013

Online Reviews
Constipation in children
R.A. Brown, R.J. Wood
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South African Family Practice | Vol 55, No 4 : July/August| a3884 | 30 August 2013

Online Reviews
Acidified infant formula explained
I.L. Labuschagne, E. van Niekerk, M.J. Lombard
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South African Family Practice | Vol 55, No 4 : July/August| a3729 | 30 August 2013

Online Reviews
An overview of pharmacotherapy-induced ototoxicity
Natalie Schellack, Alida Naude
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South African Family Practice | Vol 55, No 4 : July/August| a3678 | 30 August 2013

Peripheralia
Working in resource-poor settings
Chris Ellis
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South African Family Practice | Vol 55, No 4 : July/August| a3842 | 30 August 2013