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Browsing Research Articles (Family Medicine) by Issue Date
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Van Huyssteen, M.I.W.; Blitz-Lindeque, J.J.
(Medpharm Publishers, 2006-03)
At the University of Pretoria in South Africa, several clinics are used in the experience-based training of senior medical students. The quality of the education that these students receive may vary. We chose the Med Ed ...
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Meyer, Helgard Pieter
(Medpharm Publishers, 2006-04)
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a recognised chronic pain syndrome that is diagnosed without any special investigations.This syndrome constitutes widespread pain in a specific distribution, for a specific period of time, as well as ...
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Ukpe, I.S. (Indongesit Sunday)
(Medpharm Publications, 2006-06)
BACKGROUND: Leprosy is now a rare disease in South Africa. It does still occur, however, and it is an important cause of preventable disability. The target of eliminating leprosy as a public health problem has long been ...
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Couper, I.D.; Hugo, Johannes F.M.; Tumbo, J.M.; Harvey, B.M.; Malete, N.H.
(South African Medical Association, 2007-02)
OBJECTIVE : The aim of this research was to understand key issues in the functioning
of two different primary care clinics serving the same community, in order to learn more about
clinic management. DESIGN : An in-depth ...
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Kramer, Efraim B.
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2007-03)
The presence of an acutely ill or injured morbidly obese patient (MOP) in the emergency department (ED) is currently a common occurrence as obesity reaches epidemic proportions internationally.
Morbid obesity is defined ...
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Engelbrecht, Louise; Engelbrecht, Andreas
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2007-03)
Non-invasive ventilation has become a
frequently used modality in intensive
care units in South Africa. Although it is
not yet standard practice in our country,
new research proves that there is a
definite place for ...
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Chabikuli, Nzapfurundi O.; Lukanu, Phillipe Ngwala
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2007-03)
INTRODUCTION: Investing in health is recommended for economic growth and the reduction of inequity in developing countries. Family planning is one such investment that benefits women and children. But resource-constrained ...
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Van Rooyen, Marietjie; Treadwell, Ina
(Medpharm Publications, 2007-05)
BACKGROUND: Professionalism forms an important aspect of medicine's contract with society, and it is therefore important that it should be assessed and developed in medical schools. For the effective assessment of medical ...
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Meyer, Helgard Pieter
(Medpharm Publications, 2007-07)
René Descartes (1596-1650) may be
considered the first scientist in pain physiology. In his famous book De Homine
(published posthumously in 1662) he
described the transmission of pain signals
via the nerves and spinal ...
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Meyer, Helgard Pieter
(Medpharm Publishers, 2007-08)
According to a 1998 World Health Organization Survey of 26 000 primary care patients on five continents, 22% reported persistent pain over the past year. Part of the problem lies with some health-care providers who have ...
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Couper, I.D.; Hugo, Johannes F.M.; Conradie, H.; Mfenyana, K.
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2007-11)
BACKGROUND: Training health care professionals (HCPs) to work in rural areas is a challenge for educationalists. This study aimed to understand how HCPs choose to work in rural areas and how education influences this. ...
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Nkombua, Lushiku
(Medpharm Publications, 2007-11)
BACKGROUND: Violence has been with us since time immemorial. In South Africa, violence plays a detrimental role in our daily lives, affecting almost everybody, directly or indirectly. The country experiences high levels ...
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Smith, Angela
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2008)
Death notification is a valuable tool for providing data on the HIV pandemic in South Africa, if it is done correctly. This article addresses common misconceptions regarding practical, legal, and ethical aspects of death ...
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Chabikuli, Nzapfurundi O.; Murray, Montagu; Fehrsen, S.G.; Hugo, Johannes F.M.
(Medpharm Publications, 2008)
BACKGROUND: The phenomenon of doctor shopping has not yet attracted the attention of managers in the South African healthcare sector. Satisfaction with services is known to be mediated by the personal connection inherent ...
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Nkombua, Lushiku
(Medpharm Publications, 2008-01)
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to establish the type of clinical work done by the doctors in the emergency room at a district hospital in an underserved area. The findings of the study would assist the management ...
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Ukpe, I.S. (Indongesit Sunday)
(Association of Schools of Public Health, 2008-03)
Leprosy is still occurring in the Republic of South Africa, but it has been eliminated as a public health problem. The country's leprosy care and control program is being provided as a primary health-care program within ...
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Murray, Montagu; Versteeg, Marije; Hugo, Johannes F.M.
(Medpharm Publications, 2008-03)
BACKGROUD: This article reports on a study that explored the impact of diarrhoea in babies on the quality of life of low-income households. Diarrhoeal diseases continue to be an important cause of illness and death worldwide. ...
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Meyer, Helgard Pieter
(Medpharm Publications, 2008-05)
Neuropathic pain (NP) represents a common and diverse group of disorders with peripheral and/or central nervous system damage or dysfunction. Many patients report intractable and severe pain that is resistant to simple ...
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Geyser, M.M. (Mimi); Rheeder, Paul
(Medpharm Publications, 2008-07)
BACKGROUND: Research into asthma is proceeding at an unprecedented rate and yet we live with a disease that escalates in prevalence and severity, despite a greater understanding of its pathophysiology and the necessary ...
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Ukpe, I.S. (Indongesit Sunday)
(Medpharm Publications, 2008-07)
No abstract available