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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): “missing the wood for the trees”
Peter J Collignon — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (1): 3-4.

Ready, SET, go for academic surgery?
Bruce P Waxman — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (2): 67-68.

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Transfusion-dependent thalassaemia: a new era
Vasili Berdoukas and Bernadette Modell — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (2): 68-69.

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Rural maternity units: how will they have a future?

Tuberculosis: the dis-ease that didn’t dis-appear
Ivan Bastian and Vicki L Krause — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (3): 131-132.

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In the long run, skills are as good as pills for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Joseph M Rey — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (3): 133-134.

Colorectal cancer screening: ensuring benefits outweigh the risks
Emma L Rosenfeld and Anne E Duggan — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 196-197.

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Clinical teleradiology — the purpose of principles
Lizbeth M Kenny and Lawrence S Lau — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 197-198.

Medication errors in hospitals: what can be done?
Clifford F Hughes — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (5): 267-268.

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On the lookout: how to save the sight of Australians who have glaucoma
Mark J Walland — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (5): 269-270.

Selecting medical students
David A Powis — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (6): 323-324.

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Obstructive sleep apnoea — getting to the heart of the matter?
Ronald R Grunstein and Craig L Phillips — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (6): 324-

Can liability rules keep pace with best practice? The case of multidisciplinary cancer care
David M Studdert — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (7): 380-381.

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Will prasugrel supersede clopidogrel for acute coronary syndromes?
Graeme J Hankey, John W Eikelboom and Paul E Langton — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (7): 381-382.

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New vision, new paradigm: health and wealth for all by 2100 — or for no one
Peter W Tait — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (7): 383-384.

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An end to suppressing public health information
C D’Arcy J Holman — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (8): 435-436.

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Another inquiry into public hospitals?
Joanne F Travaglia, Jane E Lloyd and Jeffrey Braithwaite — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (8): 437-438.

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Ensuring the safety of new medications and devices: are naltrexone implants safe?
Alex D Wodak, Robert Ali, David Henry and Lloyd Sansom — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (8): 438-439.

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A day in the life of a doctor-in-training
Mark A Brown and Stephanie Arnold — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 500-501.

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“I want the one for older women” — extending the human papillomavirus vaccine population base
Gerard V Wain — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 501-502.

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Food allergy and anaphylaxis — dealing with uncertainty
Andrew S Kemp and Wendy Hu — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 503-504.

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Partnerships in action: addressing the health challenge for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Tamara Mackean, Mick Adams, Sally Goold, Christopher Bourke and Tom Calma — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (10): 554-555.

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Human research ethics — a work in progress
Robert H Loblay — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 628-629.

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Vitalness of vital signs, and medical emergency teams
D James Cooper and Michael D Buist — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 630-631.

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“Of droughts and flooding rains”: philanthropy for health and medical research
Myles McGregor-Lowndes and Wendy Scaife — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 631-632.

Evidence-based advocacy: the public roles of health care professionals
Russell L Gruen — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (12): 684-685.

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Acute coronary syndromes: exploring the best way forward in optimising care
Ian A Scott — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (12): 686-687.

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Cardiac repolarisation: the long and short of it
Warren M Smith — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (12): 688

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Sustaining health reform
Martin B Van Der Weyden — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (1): 3-4.

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Clinical stroke guidelines: where to now?
Craig S Anderson — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (1): 4-5.

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The changing landscape for cervical screening
Annabelle Farnsworth — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (1): 6-7.

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Bone density and fracture risk
B E Christopher Nordin, Richard L Prince and Graeme R R Tucker — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (1): 7-8

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General practice in 2008: a time of metamorphosis
Ann T Gregory and Nicholas A Zwar — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 58.

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Cancer care: what role for the general practitioner?
David P Weller and Mark F Harris — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 59-60.

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Pay for performance systems in general practice: experience in the United Kingdom
Mark Ashworth and Roger H Jones — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 60-61.

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Pelvic pain in women: common and challenging
Cynthia M Farquhar — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 131-132.

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Mandatory reporting of professional incompetence
Peter C Arnold — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 132-133.

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Venous thromboembolism — a major health and financial burden: how can we do better to prevent this disease?
Beng H Chong, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Mark F Harris and John P Fletcher — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 134-135.

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Problem gambling: what do general practitioners need to know and do about it?
Shane A Thomas, Leon Piterman and Alun C Jackson — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 135-136.

Alcohol sales data are essential for good public policies towards alcohol
Wayne D Hall, Tanya N Chikritzhs, Peter H N d’Abbs and Robin G W Room — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (4): 188-189.

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The Peoples-uni: public health education for all
Richard F Heller — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (4): 189-190.

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Cancer adds further urgency to prioritising obesity control
Ian N Olver and Paul B Grogan — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (4): 191-192.

Monitoring vaccine safety: a critical component of every immunisation program
Julia M L Brotherton and Michael S Gold — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (5): 243-244.

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Influence of television on demand for cosmetic surgery
Keith J Petrie, Kate E Faasse and Sarah A I Fuhrmann — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (5): 244-245.

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Contemporary management of type 2 diabetes: blood glucose-lowering therapies and glycaemic targets
Timothy M E Davis — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (5): 246-248.

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Population genetic screening for hereditary haemochromatosis: are we a step closer?
Katrina J Allen — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 300-301.

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Antibiotic prophylaxis against infective endocarditis: time to rethink
Robert F W Moulds and Melanie S Jeyasingham on behalf of the Infective Endocarditis Prophylaxis Expert Group, Therapeutic Guidelines Limited — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 301-302.

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After ENHANCE: the cholesterol hypothesis is alive and well
Ian R Hamilton-Craig — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 303-304

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Topical ophthalmic medications: what potential for systemic side effects and interactions with other medications?
Ivan Goldberg, Gregory Moloney and Peter McCluskey — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (7): 356-357.

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Subspecialisation in surgery and the continuing challenge of providing emergency surgery services
Ian R Gough — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (7): 358-359.

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Humanising doctors: what can the medical humanities offer?
J Jill Gordon — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (8): 420-421.

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High-density lipoproteins: the next frontier in lipid management
Sanjay Patel — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (8): 421-422.

Understanding gastroenteritis in elderly residents of aged-care facilities
Martyn D Kirk, Leslee Roberts and John Horvath — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (9): 476-477.

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Good Medical Practice: developing an Australian code
Joanna M Flynn, on behalf of the Australian Medical Council Code of Professional Conduct Working Group — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (9): 477-478

Reducing sudden death in young people in Australia and New Zealand: the TRAGADY initiative
Jon R Skinner, Johan A Duflou and Christopher Semsarian — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (10): 539-540.

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Victoria’s trauma care system: national implications for quality improvement
Francis T McDermott and Stephen M Cordner — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (10): 540-542.

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Doctor displacement: a political agenda or a health care imperative?
Martin B Van Der Weyden — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 608-609.