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Volume 4 Issues 1 - 2
ISSN No: 1447 - 056X

Original Articles

1. What are the barriers faced by doctors in the management of erectile dysfunction in general practice?
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2. An international rotation for family practice residents in the Republic of the Marshall Islands

3. The last hours and days of life: a biopsychosocial-spiritual model of care
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4. Outpatient teaching in family medicine residency training programs in Taiwan
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5. A program to support general practice in managing asthma: an Australian experience
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6. Literature and medicine
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Volume 3 Issues 3
Original Articles

1.Lecture; Should we screen hepatitis B carriers?
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2. Findings of periodic health examination and risk of mortality in a cohort of elderly people in Taiwan
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3. Review Article; An overview of pharmacological aids available to enhance smoking cessation
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4. Notable Family Doctor Profile in The Asia Pacific Region; Alex Ka-cheong Kwok
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5. Regional Round - Up; International Women's Day celebration in Pakistan
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6. Using standardized patients to enhance cross-cultural sensitivity
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Focus on Practice/ Practical Series
Radiology Series: Young Man with left foot pain
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Anti-fibrinolytic agents in traumatic haemorrhage

Volume 3 Issues 1 and 2
Original Articles
1. After The Hospital Episode - The Community Follow-up Project
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2.Validation of the Malay version of Edinburgh postnatal depression scale for postnatal women in Kelantan, Malaysia
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3. The Behavioral Interventions for Smoking Cessation
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4. How Do General Practitioners Improve Compliance of Disease Monitoring by Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B infection in primary care? A Qualitative Study
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5. Antibiotic Prescription in Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
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Focus on Practice/ Practical Series
Radiology Series: Elderly Man with Dyspnoea
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Volume 2 Issue 4 2003
Editorial
The Moving on of Asia Pacific Family Medicine
Lyn Clearihan, Tai Pong Lam and Zorayda Leopando

Regional Roundup
Family Medicine: What Does It Mean in Japan?
Yousuke Takemura

Viewpoint
Developing and Integrated Data Management System for General Practice Hemendra Kumar Doshi

Original Articles
Prevalence of Depression with Chronic Illness Among the Elderly in A Rural Community in Malaysia
Sherina Mohd Sidik, Nor Afiah Mohd Zulkefli and A. Mustaqim
Educational bridges between Ireland and Malaysia: Initial student responses to the Penang Medical College project
Gerard Bury, Walter Cullen and Siew Beng Khoo
Accuracy of urinalysis in detection of urinary tract infection in a primary care setting
Sajaratulnisah Othman, Yook Chin Chia and Chirk Jenn Ng
Prevalence of emotional disorders among medical students in a Malaysian university
Sherina Mohd Sidik, Lekhraj Rampal and Nadarajan Kaneson

Medical Education
Effective Methodology for Mental Health Training of General Practitioners
Grant Blashki, Brian Jolly, Leon Piterman and Jane Gunn
‘Authentic’ Problem-based Learning, Instrumental Rationality, and Narrative
Seiji Yamada and Gregory G. Maskarinec

Research Methodology
Decisions on Diagnosis in Family Practice: Use of Sensitivity, Specificity, Predictive Values and Likelihood Ratios
Noel Espallardo

Focus on Practice/Practical Series
Cause of Radiating Back Pain
Wei-Yang Lim and Wilfred C.G. Peh

Short Report
Prevalence of Menopausal Symptoms Among Female Teachers in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
Nor Afiah Mohd Zulkefli and Sherina Mohd Sidik

Letter to the Editor
Mediation For Physical, Mental and Spiritual Health
Keng Yin Loh

Vol 2 Issue 3 2003
Editorial
Family Physicians in the Health Care System: The Challenge of Health Promotion and Advocacy for Wellness
Zorayda Leopando

Regional Round-up
Family Medicine Research Revisited in Kingston
Lee Gan Goh

Commentary
Continuity of Care: A Systems-based Approach
Joachim P Sturmberg

Viewpoint
Facts and Fallacies in Pallative Care
Siew Beng Khoo

Original Articles
Factors Associated with Depression Among Elderly Patients in A Primary Health Care Clinic in Malaysia
Sherina Mohd Sidik, Nor Afiah Mohd Zulkefli and Shamsul Azhar Shah
Primary Care ‘Demand Management’ Pilot in New Zealand: Telephone Triage Using Symptom-based Alogrithms
Ian St George, Matthew Cullen and Michelle Branney
RETHINK: An Observational Cross Sectional Study on the Uptake of Insulin Therapy Among Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Secondary Drug Failure Treated in Primary Care
Ngiap Chuan Tan, Ai Meng Tan, Jing Ping Yeo and RETHINK Study Group
Evaluation of A Pap Smear Screening Program in Elderly Subjects in Hong Kong
Amy OY Wong, Kin San Ho and Wai Man Chan

Medical Education
Changes to training for General Practice in Australia
Steve Trumble

Guidelines
How to Help Your Patients Quit: Practice-based Strategies for Smoking Cessation
John Litt, Mee-Yoke Ling and Brian McAvoy

Focus on Practice/Practical Series
A Child with Hypopigmented Patches on the Trunk: Is It Vitiligo?
Annette Callan
Cause of Productive Cough
Seng-Choe Tham and Wilfred CG Peh

Letter to the Editor
Atypical Presentation of Myeloma
Suresh Panjwani

Volume 2 Issue 2 2003
Editorial
Defining Family Medicine – A Slowly Evolving Process
Lyn Clearihan

Regional Roundup
Developing Family Medicine in Mongolia
Michael O’Rourke, Michael Mira, Bunijav Orgil and Jacques Jeugmans

Viewpoint
Health Care for Refugees
Mitchell Smith

Commentaries
Continuing Care of Chronic Illness: Evidence-based Medicine and Narrative-based Medicine as Competencies for Patient-centered Care
Nobutaro Ban

Original Articles
Primary Health Care Services for the Aged in the United Arab Emirates: A Comparison of Two Models of Care
Stephen Andrew Margolis, Tom Carter, Earl V Dunn and Richard Lewis Reed
Assessing the Extent of Evidence-based Therapeutic Intervention in A University Based Family Medicine Outpatient Clinic
Young-Mee Lee, Soo-Hyun Kim, Youn-Seon Choi, Myung-Ho Hong, Hyoung-Sik Ahn and Duck-Sun Ahn
Impact of Chronic Diseases on Health Services and Quality of Life of A Chinese Population
Cindy LK Lam, Ian J Lauder and Tai-Pong D Lam
Concept of Health and Health Needs of Suburban Residents in A Developing Country: Qualitative Study
Alvin Concha, Antonio Ramirez, Maria Aurora Dela Fuente, Binky Guilaran, Nerilyn Kunnang-Antonio, Alman T Sylio, Anthony B Somoso, Richard Anthony Albutra and Chrysteler Clet

Medical Education
Evaluation of the Present status of Academic Family Medicine in Taiwan
Kai- Kuen Leung and Ching Yu Chen

Focus on families
Impact of HIV/AIDS on An Overseas Filipino Worker and His Family
Antonio Guido F Valencia and Gary Louie A. Nicomedes

Focus on Practice/Practical Series
Dermatology Series: A Child with An acne-like Rash on the Face
Annette W Callan
Radiology Series – Low Back Pain: Is It Significant?
Seng-Choe Tham and Wilfred CG Peh

Volume 2 Issue 1 2003
Editorial
What Is ‘Family Medicine’ in the Asia Pacific Region?
Tai Pong Lam

Regional Roundup
Primary Care in Hong Kong
Donald KT Li

Viewpoint
The Central Hemisphere: The Potential of Academic Family Medicine in the Asia Pacific Region
Richard Hays

Issues in diabetes/Quality Care
Preventing Diabetes: The Task of the Family Doctor
Manacadu K Rajakumar
Continuity of Care of Diabetic Patients in A Family Practice Clinic: How Important Is It?
Hanafi Nik Sherina, Cheong Lieng Teng and Shajahan Yasin

Original Articles
Factors Influencing Caregiver’s Use of an Infant Walker
Ngiap Chuan Tan, Lai Hong Lim and Ken Gu
Health Beliefs, Concerns and Expectations of Patients Presenting with Non-Acute Pain: A Preliminary Study from A Government Health Clinic in Malaysia
Cheong Lieng Teng, Zakiah Modh Jamin, Nor Izwah Mohd Kamaruddin and Siti Aisyah Idris
Prevalence and Perceptions About Consanguineous Marriages Among Patients Presenting to Family Physicians, in 2001 at A Teaching Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan
Waris Qidwai, Iqbal Azam Syed and Faisal M Khan
Research in General Practice: Why the Barriers? A study of Doctors’ and Patients’ Perceptions
Louise McCall, Alex Cockram, Fiona Judd, Maria-Teresa Dawson and Leon Piterman

Medical Education
Training Specialists in Family Medicine in The Philippines
Zorayda E Leopando and Reynaldo A Olazo

Research Methodology
Choosing A Research Question
Roger Jones

Guidelines
Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Insomnia in Family Practice: Part 2
Zorayda E Leopando, Amor Dela Cruz, David Dexter V Limoso, Joshua A Marcos and Maria Elinore Alba

Focus on families
Coming Home: A Family Case
Jocelyn A Laureta

Focus on Practice/Practical Series
Dermatology Series: An Itchy Back
Delwyn Dyall-Smith
Young man with Sudden Chest Pain
Kenneth Sheah and Wilfred CG Peh

Letter to the Editor
Health Reform in Fiji
Neil Sharma

Volume 1 Issue 2–3 2002
Editorial
Making Sure Information Goes where It Is Needed
Lyn Clearihan

Regional Roundup
What Is New in Family Medicine?
Lee Gan Goh
Primary Health Care in Fiji
Neil Sharma

Viewpoints
Politics and Primary Care: A focus on Fiji
Neil Sharma
Preparing Doctors for the ‘Post-Science’ Medical Era: Focusing Back on the Patient
Joachim P Sturmberg

Commentaries
Conceptual Leaps in Family Medicine: Are There More to Come?
Wesley E Fabb
Quality in Family Practice
Manacadu K Rajakumar

Original Articles
Psychiatric Morbidity and Perceptions on Psychiatric Illness Among Patients Presenting to Family Physicians in April 2001 at A Teaching Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan
Waris Qidwai and Syed Iqbal Azam
What Kind of Communication Skills do Chinese Fisherman Expect from Their Family Doctors?
Tai Pong Lam

Medical Education
Medical education: From Continuing Medical Education to Continuing Professional Development
Kwok Wai Chan

Research Methodology
Evidence-Based Medicine
Aviva Petrie and Caroline Sabin

Guidelines
Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Insomnia in Family Practice: Part 1
Zorayda E Leopando, Amor dela Cruz, David Dexter V Limoso, Joshua A Marcos and Maria Elinore Alba

Focus on families
Dealing with Hepatitis: The Impact of the Family on an Individual’s Experience of Illness
Shiela Marie S Laviña

Focus on Practice/Practical Series
Dermatology series: Skin of a Lighter Colour
Delwyn Dyall-Smith
Radiology Series 1
Phua Hwee Tang and Wilfred Peh

Letter to the Editor
The Fate and Future of Family Practice in Thailand
Sompong Thanapaisarnkit
Piloting an Asia Pacific Research Forum
Ngaip Chuan Tan, Chirk Jenn Ng and Matthew Ng

Volume 1 Issue 1 2002
Editorial
Strengthing regional ties and enhancing family medicine – the role of our new journal
Lyn Clearihan, Tai Pong Lam and Dada E Leopando

Regional Roundup
Wonca – where have we come from?
David A Game
Championing family medicine – regional Wonca’s growth toward maturity
Dada E Leopando
Searching for uniform standards for family medicine – new horizons
Lee Gan Goh

Viewpoints
Millenium 2000: Is quality care a realistic target?
John GR Howie
The Korean medical system: What does the future hold?
Han Kyu Cho and Young Sik Kim

Original Articles
Morbidity, Continuity of Care and General Practitioner Workload: Is There a Connection?
Joachim P Sturmberg
How popular are folk remedies with Korean diabetic patients?
Dok young Yoon, Jung Hwa Kwon, Young Me Lee, Youn Seon Choi and Myung Ho Hong

Issues in Diabetes
From the literature
Lyn Clearihan, Tai Pong Lam and Dada Leopando
An approach to managing diabetes
Ian Steven

Medical Education
Learning from the learners: What do trainees want from general practice vocational education?
Jane Stewart and Pam Hyde

Discussion Papers
Is An Indexed Database Publications Database for the Asia Pacific Region Feasible?
Siaw-Teng Liaw
Global Access to Patient Information
Richard Whiddett, Jocelyn Handy and Inga Hunter

Quality Care
Reviewing Prescribing for The Elderly Using A Quality Use of Medicines Approach Andrea Mant and Evan J Begg

Focus on Families
How a family copes when an adolescent has cancer
Alvin Concha

Quiz
Dermatology Series: ‘Could this be an adverse drug reaction?’
Lyn Clearihan

Case Conference
Suspecting the unexpected
Lyn Clearihan

Letters to the Editor
Fragility of academic general practice in Australia
Richard Hays
Let diabetic patients adjust their own diet to meet their calorie needs
Sugito Wonodirekso
Journalling as a response to loss and grief: A therapeutic tool arising from personal experience
Anthony EJ Fitchett