EDITORIAL

Dr. Thys von Molendorf: a matter of professional loyalty — "to the patient or to Caesar?"

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Letters to the Editor 

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Audit of failure rate of sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine combined with chloroquine to treat falciparum malaria at single fourteen-day follow-up

(Vaughan Williams, CH; La Cook, C; Henry, GFJ; Ross, AJ) 

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Abstract

Audit of failure rate of CoartemTM to treat falciparum malaria at single fourteen-day follow-up

(Vaughan Williams, CH; La Cook, C; Henry, GFJ; Ross, AJ) 

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Abstract

OPEN FORUM

Public sector district health system: Is seven to ten minutes enough for patient management

(Haque, M) 

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Abstract

RURAL HEALTH ISSUES

Organising CPD for Rural Hospitals (Couper, I) 

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CPD

(Caring for Patients and their Disorders)

"To Prescribe or not to Prescribe" (Jobson, R; Williams, WC) 

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ACADEMY NEWS

SA Academy of Family Practice calls for reinstatement of Dr Von Mollendorff 

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"Cry for help from Zimbabwe — Supplies needed" 

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New members 

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COLUMNS

THE HAND PATIENT

Osteoarthritis of the Distal Interphalangeal joint of the fingers

(Mennen, U) 

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MAKING SENSE OF STATISTICS FOR FAMILY PRACTITIONERS

"p"ing with confidence ( Ogunbanjo, GA) 

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Quality use of Medicines (Gray, A) 

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Wound Care (van Wingerden, JJ) 

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JOURNAL CLUB 8

Domestic violence — Should family doctors questions their patients about it  (Bradley, F; Smith, M; Long, J; O’Dowd, T) 

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BOOK REVIEW

Patient Education (Couper, I) 

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