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Volume 45 No.9 October 2003
Contents

Editorial

Leading the Academy – a personal journey.                                            

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De Villiers M     

Scientific Letter

Language barriers – informed consent and the surgical patient’s outcome at Frere hospital.         

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Oduwole OO, Nel M, Terblanche FH, Hiemstra LA

 

Open Forum

Preparing for rural surgery:  procedures or skills?                                                            

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Ingle RF

 

Original Research

Total hip replacement for Mseleni Joint Disease undertaken in a rural hospital: five year follow-up.          

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Fredlund VG

Abstract

Sickness behavior:  Causes and Effects.                                                                       

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Viljoen M, Panzer A

Abstract

 

Review Articles

Current childhood Immunizations.                                                                                 

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Schaaf HS, Cotton MF

Acne vulgaris.                                                                                                              

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Jacyk WK

Erectile dysfunction.                                                                                                     

38

Harden PJ

Quality use of medicines:  The child with acute otitis media.                                           

42

Gray A

CPD Questionnaire.                                                                                                     

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Columns

Rural Health Initiative

Country Practice (Part 4) – Memoirs of the late Dr. D.H. Girdwood.                            

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Caring for HIV/AIDS patients.                                                                                     

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Rural Doctor of the Year:  Dr. Victor Fredlund.  Couper I                                              

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Seventh Annual RuDASA conference: Skills for rural practice. Couper I                         

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RuDASA statement on midlevel medical workers                                                         

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Patient Education:  Exercise for your thoracic spine. Couper I                                         

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Evidence-Based Practice:  Why has EBP emerged?  Ebrahim N, Ogunbanjo GA                    

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Academy news:  Chairman’s annual Report.  De Villiers M                                                            

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Ethical issues in family practice:  Pharmaceutical advertising and doctors’ autonomy. Knapp van Bogaert, Ogunbanjo GA 

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