Volume 35, No. 5, October 2008

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CONTENTS

Heterogeneity

The Legacy of Alma-Ata: Thirty years on
George Salmond

What is the place of general practice within primary health care - in the Aotearoa New Zealand context?
Sue Pullon

 Whither the Kiwi GP?
Richard G Roberts

The Quest
Sue Walthert

Opinion and Comment

Editorial
Susan Dovey

Original Scientific Papers

Vitamin C: Evidence, application and commentary
Melissa Ge, Anne O'Reilly, Nicola Baillie, Glenn Twentyman, John Sturt, Michael Fitzpatrick, Tane Taylor

Long-term conditions care in general practice settings: Patient perspectives
Jenny Carryer, Helen Snell, Victoria Perry, Birgitte Hunt and Judy Blakey

Improving Performance

Cultural competence and interpreters
Ben Gray

Registrar's Realm

 Acute calf swelling
Francois Terblanché

 GPEP1 Audit: Rural Hospital Transfers
Valerie Montalvo

Smoking cessation resources
Charlotte Harris

A swollen knee joint
Eva Beckmann-Aiono

Continuing Medical Education

POEMs: Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters

Reflections

Death: A reflection
Claire Ward

Journal Review Service

Journal Review Service: Continuing Medical Education from the Goodfellow Unit