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In this issue
S O U T H A F R I C A N
Official Journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care in Association with FaMEC
Editorial
4 A cheerful group – The Collaboration for Health Equity
through Education and Research (CHEER). Reid S 3
Letters to the Editor
4 The right to dignified death. Ingle R 4
4 Misconceptions about AIDS “dissidents”. Mhlongo SWP 4
Open Forum
4 A critical look at health. Naidoo P 5
Review
4 Healthads by SAFP: Hypertension and stroke. Ker JA 10 4 CDL-guidelines at a glance: Type 1 diabetes mellitus 12
4 CPD: Sexual dysfunction. Kok EL 14
4 Case report: Tuberculosis of the thyroid gland.
Mpikashe P, Sathekge MM, Mokgoro N, Ogunbanjo GA 19
Original Research
4 “Why I tried to kill myself” – An exploration of the factors contributing to suicide in the Waterberg district.
Mpiana PM, Marincowitz G, Ragavan S, Malete N 21
4 Caring, learning, improving quality and doing research:
Different faces of the same process. Marincowitz GJO 26 4 Patients’ thoughts on patient-retained medical records.
Norden AL, Marincowitz GJO, Fehrsen GS 30
World Congress Report
4 The 15th International HIV/AIDS Conference, Bangkok, 2004 –
“Uniting the World against HIV/AIDS”. Moodley K 34
Review
4 Ethical issues in Family Practice: Contraception:
Ethical Quandaries and Misconceptions.
Ogunbanjo GA, Knapp van Bogaert D 36
4 CPD Clinical skills: Precursors of melanoma. Jacyk WK 39 4 Stellmed CPD: A step-care approach to the management
of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis. Meyer D 45
4 CPD Questionnaire 47
Rural Health Initiative
4 Reports on projects: The Vulindlela TB/HBC project,
Port St. Johns, Eastern Cape Province. Verkuijl S 38
Regulars
4 CPD Classifieds 56
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