Vol 48, No 4 - May 2006

Table of Contents

Editorials

Asthma and Arthritis: Are there any similarities? PDF
Bhadrish Vallabh, Dhamend Lutchman 3

Letters to the editor

Mosquito Vectors of Human Disease in South PDF
C F van der Merwe 5

Forum

Community-Oriented Primary Care (COPC) in District Health Services of Gauteng, South Africa PDF
Shabir A H Moosa 6

InfoPOEMs

InfoPoems Various Topics
Editorial Office 12-13

Original Research

Morphine use in the last six days of life of patients with HIV/AIDS at the inpatient unit of a South African hospice implementing the ICHC model PDF
R Els, H M Power 14
Profile of registrars and reasons for specialisation PDF
M S Green, M Nel, E AM Prinsloo 15
How the families of the victims of suicide through self-incineration function before and after the event – a qualitative assessment PDF
L H Mabuza, G A Ogunbanjo, R N Malete 16
Alcohol and drug problems and sexual and physical abuse at three urban high schools in Mthatha PDF
O A Betancourt, M M Herrera 17

CPD

Paediatric topics for SA Family Practice PDF
D F Wittenberg 18
Gastroenteritis in young children PDF
D F Wittenberg 20
The burden of pneumococcal disease in children – advances in the fight of this epidemic PDF
P M Jeena 26
Asthma Control – Is there a problem? PDF
R J Green 32
Symptomatic treatment of upper respiratory tract symptoms in children PDF
R J Green 38
Pertussis – An update for general practice PDF
A Madide, M Cotton 44
Paediatric ophthalmology - What every GP should know PDF
P Roux 47
CPD Questionnaire PDF
Editorial Office 52

Review Articles

Cardiovascular genetic assessment and treatment in middle age to reduce the risk of heart disease and dementia in old age PDF
M J Kotze, R Thiart, F J Hugo, F CW Potocnik 53
Chikungunya Fever PDF
SA Society for Travel Medicine 55
The experience of the Bela Bela HIV prevention group with the roll out of Antiretroviral therapy at the Primary Health Care level PDF
N O Ndjeka, C Manhaeve 56

Regulars

SAFP Newsroom PDF
Editorial Office 10
MPS Case Reports (At risk of pregnancy)
Editorial Office 58
Medifile Drug Information bulletin PDF
Yolande Langa, J Noble 60


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