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september 2009, volume 99, no. 9
COrrEsPONDENCE
EDITOr’s CHOICE 613
FrOM THE EDITOr The true purpose of cpD: The Mps gets it right; The Hpcsa and editorial responsibilities 611
OsD – a flicker of hope for mid-level doctors 618
G8 failure on aiDs funding ‘obscene’ 624
veil of silence falls over health department kickback probe 626
Microbicide research already benefiting thousands – experts 628
IZINDABA south african guidelines on venous thromboembolism Michael J Webb, Yohannie Mlombe, Veron J Louw 614
Olfactory reference syndrome in DsM-v S J Flegar, B Vythilingum, D J Stein, C Lochner 614
cavernous sinus thrombosis – a possible lethal complication of facial abscess manipulation L J de Lange, D S Magazi 616
EDITORIAL Commentary and debate ORIGINAL ARTICLES Insight and research PROFESSIONAL ADVERTISING Blowing the horn SAMJ FORUM Ear to the ground EDITOr’s CHOICE Getting to the point
CONTENTS wisdom and truth
CORRESPONDENCE/
SCIENTIFIC LETTERS Communicating thoughts
IZINDABA Sounding the news
HEALTH &
FINANCE Costs of care
This dune at Sossusvlei in Namibia is typical of the dunes in the area. The oryx, or gemsbok (Oryx gazella), is the country’s national animal. It is not uncommon to see large herds of these magnificent grazers, especially in the early morning when they take advantage of the cool air to feed.
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EDITOrIAl
improving data to reduce the burden of disease – lessons from the western cape
Tracey Naledi, Keith C Househam, Pam Groenewald, Debbie Bradshaw, Jonny E Myers 641
sCIENTIFIC lETTErs DeBaTe
Does the 2008 Hsrc survey indicate a turning tide of Hiv prevalence in children, teenagers and the youth?
Rob Dorrington 631 national population-based Hiv surveys – the method of choice for measuring
the Hiv epidemic
Thomas Rehle, Olive Shisana 633 professor Dorrington responds 636
issUes in pUBlic HealTH
is scaling up enough to curb the Hiv epidemic in southern africa?
Wim Delva, Carel Pretorius, Marleen Temmerman 638
Death certificates: let’s get it right!
Desiree Pieterse, Pam Groenewald, Debbie Bradshaw, Elsie H Burger, Jon Rodhe,
Gavin Reagon 643 Tracheal stenosis: preventable morbidity on the increase in our intensive care units O W Raynham, D E Lubbe, J J Fagan 645 Only skin deep: limitations of public health understanding of male circumcision in south africa
Bonginkosi Sithole, Lindiwe Mbhele, Heidi van Rooyen, Gertrude Khumalo-Sakutukwa, Linda Richter 647
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Quality of cause of death certification at an academic hospital in cape Town, south africa
Beatrice Nojilana, Pam Groenewald, Debbie Bradshaw, Gavin Reagon 648 Monitoring the south african national antiretroviral Treatment programme,
2003 - 2007: The ieDea southern africa collaboration
Morna Cornell, Karl Technau, Lara Fairall, Robin Wood, Harry Moultrie, Gilles van Cutsem, Janet Giddy, Lerato Mohapi, Brian Eley, Patrick MacPhail, Hans Prozesky, Helena Rabie, Mary-Ann Davies, Nicola Maxwell, Andrew Boulle, for the International
epidemiologic Databases to Evaluate AIDS Southern Africa (IeDEA-SA) Collaboration 653 estimation of adult antiretroviral treatment coverage in south africa
Muhammad Aarif Adam, Leigh F Johnson 661 potential for medical error: incorrectly completed request forms for thyroid
function tests limit pathologists’ advice to clinicians
Annalise E Zemlin, Louise Nutt, Lesley J Burgess, Fredeline Eiman, Rajiv T Erasmus 668 allergenicity of latex rubber products used in south african dental schools
Dikeledi O Mabe, Tanusha S Singh, Braimoh Bello, Mohammed F Jeebhay,
Andreas L Lopata, Ahmed Wadee 672
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