South African Family Practice, Volume 55, Issue 1 (2013)

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South African Family Practice, Volume 55, Issue 1 (2013)

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Editorials

Editorial
The obesity epidemic: are we losing the battle?
Gboyega A Ogunbanjo (Editor-in-chief: South African Family Practice)
Page: 3
Published online: 15 Aug 2014
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Article
Editor's focus
Gboyega A Ogunbanjo (Editor-in-chief: South African Family Practice)
Page: 4
Published online: 15 Aug 2014
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CPD QUESTIONNAIRE: January/February 2013
Page: 5
Published online: 15 Aug 2014
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CPD Questionnaire: January/February 2013 Ethics Supplement
Page: 6
Published online: 15 Aug 2014
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South African Dyslipidaemia Guideline Consensus Statement
A joint statement from the South African Heart Association (SA Heart) and the Lipid and Atherosclerosis Society of Southern Africa (LASSA)
EQ Klug (Task Force Chairman) MB BCh, MMed, FCP (SA), FJ Raal (Task Force Members) FCP (SA), FRCP, FRCPC, MMed, PhD, AD Marais MB ChB, FCP (SA), M-R Taskinen MD (Finland), AJ Dalby MB ChB, FCP (SA), FACC, C Schamroth MB BCh, MMed, FCP (SA), FACC, N Rapeport MB BCh, FCP (SA), FACP (Hon), D Jankelow MB BCh, FCP (SA), DJ Blom MB ChB, MMed, FCP (SA), PhD, R Catsicas RD (SA) & DA Webb BSc (Hons), MB BCh
Pages: 9-18
Published online: 15 Aug 2014
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
C Whittaker BPharm, MRPharmS
Pages: 20-25
Published online: 15 Aug 2014
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The management of acute low back pain in adults: a guide for the primary care physician, Part II
SW Brighton (Former Head)
Pages: 26-32
Published online: 15 Aug 2014
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The red eye
N Du Toit (Senior Lecturer) MBChB, DipOphth(SA), FRCS(Ed), FCOphth(SA), MMed & L Van Zyl (Senior Registrar) MBChB, DipOphth(SA), FCOphth(SA)
Pages: 33-40
Published online: 15 Aug 2014
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Management of hypertension in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
MLI Mashitisho BSc(Med), MBChB, MMed(Int), HDip(Int)(SA), FCP(SA)
Pages: 41-44
Published online: 15 Aug 2014
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Review Articles

Review Article
Modern management of colorectal cancer
RJ Baigrie (Adjunct Professor of Surgery) BSc, MBChB, MD, FRCS(Eng)
Pages: 47-52
Published online: 15 Aug 2014
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Chronic fatigue syndrome: diagnosis and treatment
A Revelas (General Practitioner) MD, PhD & E Baltaretsou MD
Pages: 53-55
Published online: 15 Aug 2014
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Introducing solid foods
MJ Lombard (NICUS Manager, Registered Dietitian) PhD & IL Labuschagne (Principal Dietitian) BSc Dietetics
Pages: 56-58
Published online: 15 Aug 2014
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Fora

Discussion
Spirit(ed) away: preventing foetal alcohol syndrome with motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural therapy
A Jansen Van Vuuren (Assistant Researcher) BA(Hons) & D Learmonth (Lecturer) DPsych
Pages: 59-64
Published online: 15 Aug 2014
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Articles

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Social exclusion of students with visual impairments at a tertiary institution in KwaZulu-Natal
M Kasiram (Academic Leader and Professor in Social Work) PhD & R Subrayen (Disability Support Officer) MSW
Pages: 66-72
Published online: 15 Aug 2014
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Prevalence of end-digit preference in recorded blood pressure by nurses: a comparison of measurements taken by mercury and electronic blood pressure-measuring devices
OE Ayodele (ISN Fellow, Reader) MB, BS, FWACP, SO Akinyemi (Medical Officer) MB, BS, AO Adeniji (Reader) MB, BS, FWACS, FMCOG, AO Akinboro (Lecturer) MB, BS, FWACP, FMCP, AA Popoola (Principal Nursing Officer) RN, RM. & CA Alao (Principal Nursing Officer) RN, RM
Pages: 73-77
Published online: 15 Aug 2014
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Drug interactions in primary health care in the George subdistrict, South Africa: a cross-sectional study
PA Kapp (Family Physician) MBChB, MMed FamMed, AC Klop (Senior Family Physician) MBChB, MSc, MFamMed & LS Jenkins (Principal Family Physician) MBChB, MFamMed, FCFP(SA)
Pages: 78-84
Published online: 15 Aug 2014
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Prevalence of chronic pain in patients attending primary healthcare facilities in south-west Tshwane
WN Rauf (Senior Consultant/Senior Lecturer) BSc, MBBS, DipPEC(SA), MMed(Fam Med), HP Meyer (Head) MBChB, MPraxMed, MFGP(SA), FCFP(SA), TS Marcus (Extraordinary Professor) BScEcon, MSc, PhD & PJ Becker (Biostatistician) MSc, PhD
Pages: 85-89
Published online: 15 Aug 2014
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Sense of humour and adolescents' cognitive flexibility
KGF Esterhuyse (Chairperson) PhD, N Nortjé (Research Fellow) DPhil, A Pienaar (Student) MSc & RBI Beukes (Research Fellow) PhD
Pages: 90-95
Published online: 15 Aug 2014
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Closing the prevention of mother-to-child transmission gap in Nigeria: an evaluation of service improvement intervention in Nigeria
ON Chabikuli (Africa Regional Technical Director) MFamMed, Msc, U Gwarzo (Zonal Manager) MD, FWACP, A Olufunso (Director) MSc, D Reidpath PhD, P Allotey PhD, M Ibrahim (Senior Technical Advisor) MD & C Hamelmann (Regional Practice Leader) MD
Pages: 96-102
Published online: 15 Aug 2014
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Intrinisic ethnographic enquiry: towards a general practice research methodology
Chris Ellis (Family Physician)
Page: 103
Published online: 15 Aug 2014
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Ethics and medicine: revisiting the Children's Act and the implications for healthcare practitioners
D Knapp van Bogaert (Fellow, Independent Consultant in Ethics) PhD, DPhil & GA Ogunbanjo MBBS, FCFP(SA), MFamMed, FACRRM, FACTM, FAFP(SA), FWACP(Fam Med)
Pages: S2-S5
Published online: 15 Aug 2014
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Ethics and medicine: Jehovah's Witnesses and the new blood transfusion rules
D Knapp van Bogaert (Fellow, Independent Consultant in Ethics) PhD, DPhil & GA Ogunbanjo MBBS, FCFP(SA), MFamMed, FACRRM, FACTM, FAFP(SA), FWACP(Fam Med)
Pages: S6-S9
Published online: 15 Aug 2014
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Is there a place for voluntary active euthanasia in modern-day medicine?
GA Ogunbanjo FCFP(SA), MFamMed, FACRRM, FACTM & D Knapp van Bogaert PhD, Dphil
Pages: S10-S11
Published online: 15 Aug 2014
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Ethics and the law relating to post-birth rituals
D Knapp van Bogaert PhD, Dphil & GA Ogunbanjo FCFP(SA), MFamMed, FACRRM, FACTM
Pages: S12-S14
Published online: 15 Aug 2014
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The ethics of placebos
D Knapp van Bogaert (Fellow, Independent Consultant in Ethics) PhD, DPhil & GA Ogunbanjo MBBS, FCFP(SA), MFamMed, FACRRM, FACTM, FAFP(SA), FWACP(Fam Med)
Pages: S15-S16
Published online: 15 Aug 2014
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