Vol 47, No 6 - July 2005

Table of Contents

Editorials

The promise of an intra-African family medicine network: Connecting Southern and East Africa. PDF
Jessica Greenberg, Vincent R Hunt,

Letters to the editor

The effect of carbocysteine on the healing rate of acute sinusitis. PDF
JP Meeding

Forum

Burning Out and In again. PDF
CG Ellis

InfoPOEMs

Acupuncture effective for chronic back pain.
E Manheimer, A White, B Berman, K Forys, E Ernst
Guidelines for treatment of obesity in adults.
V Snow, P Barry, N Fitterman, A Qaseem, K Weiss
Little evidence either way for diet, sun, cleansing for acne.
P Magin, D Pond, W Smith, A Watson
No long-term continence with pelvic floor muscle training.
K Bo, B Kvarstein, I Nygaard

Original Research

High school students’ attitudes, practices and knowledge of contraception in Jozini, KwaZulu-Natal. PDF
TE Oni, EAM Prinsloo, JD Nortje, G Joubert
Community perception of traditional circumcision in a sub-region of the Transkei, Eastern Cape, South Africa. PDF
BL Meel
Communication skills for medical/dental students at the University of Pretoria: Lessons learnt from a two-year study using a forum theatre method. PDF
C Krüger, JJ Blitz-Lindeque, GE Pickworth, AJ Munro, M Lotriet

Case studies

Cricothyroidotomy in emergency practice: Two case reports: PDF
D Engelbrecht

Review Articles

CPD: Paediatric Arthritides. PDF
P Roux, C Rainier-Pope, M Power
CPD: Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Adults: Part I. Evaluation.
DC Scheid, RM Hamm
CPD: Allergic rhinitis in South African children. There is something new in the air. PDF
RJ Green
Duma Baqwa Award: COPC analysis of intersectoral HIV AIDS work in Okhahlamba. PDF
B Gaede
Review: Combination therapy for hypertension. PDF
JA Ker
Review: Diet and Diarrhoea: Which supplements can be used in community acquired infectious diarrhoea in children? PDF
Nutrition Information Centre University NICUS
Review: Breast cancer and HRT. PDF
F Guidozzi

Regulars

SAFP NEWSROOM PDF
SAFP News Team
CLINICAL QUIZ PDF
JH Retief, DS Rossouw


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