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Impact of incident location on long-term pedestrian mortality and major trauma in inner Sydney [Letters] Matthew Oliver, Michael M Dinh, Susan Roncal, Soufiane Boufous, Bernardino Branco and Christopher M Byrne Med J Aust 2012; 196 (2): 110-111.
Increasing numbers of inmate separations from Australian prisons [Letters] Kristy A Martire and Sarah Larney Med J Aust 2012; 196 (2): 110.
Should more Australian doctors be salaried than paid by fee-for-service? [Letters] Matthew H R Anstey and Stephen P Gildfind Med J Aust 2012; 196 (2): 109-110.
Wind farms and health: who is fomenting community anxieties? [Letters] Daniel Shepherd Med J Aust 2012; 196 (2): 108.
Lessons learned from 20 years of newborn screening for cystic fibrosis [Research] R John H Massie, Lisette Curnow, Judith Glazner, David S Armstrong and Ivan Francis Med J Aust 2012; 196 (1): 67-70.
Do the benefits of screening mammography outweigh the harms of overdiagnosis and unnecessary treatment? [Opposing Views] Robin J Bell and Robert C Burton Med J Aust 2012; 196 (1): 17.
Do the benefits of screening mammography outweigh the harms of overdiagnosis and unnecessary treatment? [Opposing Views] David M Roder and Ian N Olver Med J Aust 2012; 196 (1): 16.
A watchdog to bite the giants? [Perspectives] Ray Moynihan Med J Aust 2012; 196 (1): 15.
Should infants and adults sleep in the same bed together? [Editorials] Roger W Byard Med J Aust 2012; 196 (1): 10-11.
Stimulant use and stimulant use disorders in Australia: findings from the National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing [Research] Grant E Sara, Philip M Burgess, Meredith G Harris, Gin S Malhi and Harvey A Whiteford Med J Aust 2011; 195 (10): 607-609.
Implementing US-style anti-fraud laws in the Australian pharmaceutical and health care industries [Letters] Alain Braillon Med J Aust 2011; 195 (10): 585.
Use of routine health data to complement monitoring of consumer product-related injuries [Letters] Kirsten McKenzie, Ruth A Barker, Deborah A Scott and Dave A Strachan Med J Aust 2011; 195 (10): 580-581.
How far have we come in 30 years of IVF? [Editorial/Commentary] Annette Katelaris Med J Aust 2011; 195 (10): 563.
Cross-border patients with tuberculosis [Position statement] Paul N Reynolds, John D Turnidge, Thomas Gottlieb and Michael J Moore Med J Aust 2011; 195 (9): 523-524.
Wind farms and health: who is fomenting community anxieties? [Perspectives] Simon Chapman Med J Aust 2011; 195 (9): 495.
Short-sightedness puts Australia at risk [Editor's Choice] Annette Katelaris Med J Aust 2011; 195 (9): 487.
Impact of the 2010 tobacco tax increase in Australia on short-term smoking cessation: a continuous tracking survey [Research] Sally M Dunlop, Trish F Cotter and Donna A Perez Med J Aust 2011; 195 (8): 469-472.
BreastScreen-based mammography screening in women with a personal history of breast cancer, Western Australian study [Research] Nehmat Houssami, Janette J Tresham, Lin Fritschi and Liz E Wylie Med J Aust 2011; 195 (8): 460-464.
Individual responsibility for reducing obesity: the unintended consequences of well intended messages [Letters] Jessica L Browne, Paul Zimmet and Jane Speight Med J Aust 2011; 195 (7): 386.
Obesity and chronic disease: have we missed the point? [Perspectives] Garry Egger Med J Aust 2011; 195 (7): 377.
An unusual cause of caustic burns [Notable Cases] Robert J Knight, Tania McWilliams, Dawn Reeler, Liz Whan and Fiona Wood Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 355-356.
Changes in the sodium content of bread in Australia and New Zealand between 2007 and 2010: implications for policy [Research] Elizabeth K Dunford, Helen Eyles, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Jacqui L Webster and Bruce C Neal Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 346-349.
The mining and burning of coal: effects on health and the environment [Clinical Focus] William M Castleden, David Shearman, George Crisp and Philip Finch Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 333-335.
Medicine use, heat and thermoregulation in Australian patients [Letters] Peter W Tait Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 327.
The German Escherichia coli outbreak — could it happen here? [Letters] Martyn D Kirk Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 325-326.
Surgical implications of global warming [Letters] Joseph W Smith and Guy J Maddern Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 324.
Challenges in postexposure prophylaxis of a vaccinated bat carer [Letters] Heidi J Carroll, Bradley J McCall, David Looke and Bruce Fraser Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 323-324.
Adverse events associated with 2010 CSL and other inactivated influenza vaccines [Perspectives] Heath A Kelly, Danuta M Skowronski, Gaston De Serres and Paul V Effler Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 318-320.
Health in the green economy [Perspectives] Ray Moynihan Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 317.
Beyond builders and miners: mesothelioma hits home [Reflections — Feature] Sophie McNamara Med J Aust 2011; 195 (5): 290-291.
Increasing incidence of malignant mesothelioma after exposure to asbestos during home maintenance and renovation [Research] Nola J Olsen, Peter J Franklin, Alison Reid, Nicholas H de Klerk, Timothy J Threlfall, Keith Shilkin and Bill Musk Med J Aust 2011; 195 (5): 271-274.
Why the tobacco industry fears plain packaging [Personal Perspective] Simon Chapman Med J Aust 2011; 195 (5): 255.
Hendra virus [Editorials] Jeannette R Young, Christine E Selvey and Rick Symons Med J Aust 2011; 195 (5): 250-251.
Minimising the misuse of oxycodone and other pharmaceutical opioids in Australia [Editorials] Wayne D Hall and Michael P Farrell Med J Aust 2011; 195 (5): 248-249.
General practice and preventive health care: a view through the eyes of community members [Preventive Health — Research] Danielle Mazza, Lyndel K Shand, Narelle Warren, Helen Keleher, Colette J Browning and Emma J Bruce Med J Aust 2011; 195 (4): 180-183.
Unintended pregnancy in Australia: what more can we do? [In Clinical Practice — Editorial] Angela J Taft, Melissa K Hobbs, Safeera Y Hussainy, Lisa H Amir, Kay Stewart, Anthony M A Smith, Julia M Shelley and Colin B Chapman Med J Aust 2011; 195 (4): 166-167.
Association of adolescent symptoms of depression and anxiety with alcohol use disorders in young adulthood: findings from the Victorian Adolescent Health Cohort Study [Depression, anxiety and substance use] Maria McKenzie, Anthony F Jorm, Helena Romaniuk, Craig A Olsson and George C Patton Med J Aust 2011; 195 (3): S27-S30.
Lack of caregiver supervision: a contributing factor in Australian unintentional child drowning deaths, 2000–2009 [Letters] Dymphna Eszenyi || Lauren A Petrass, Jennifer D Blitvich and Caroline F Finch Med J Aust 2011; 195 (3): 156-157.
Why is treating obesity so difficult? Justification for the role of bariatric surgery [Viewpoint] Joseph Proietto Med J Aust 2011; 195 (3): 144-146.
Skin cancer screening of outdoor workers in Queensland [Letters] Nicola C Douglas, Laura Baillie and H Peter Soyer Med J Aust 2011; 195 (2): 100-101.
Is the “alcopops” tax working? Probably yes but there is a bigger picture [For Debate] Steven J Skov, Tanya N Chikritzhs, Kypros Kypri, Peter G Miller, Wayne D Hall, Michael M Daube and A Rob Moodie Med J Aust 2011; 195 (2): 84-86.
Improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s access to medicines — the QUMAX program [Editorial] Sophie Couzos, Vicki Sheedy and Dea Delaney Thiele Med J Aust 2011; 195 (2): 62-63.
Stroke and transient ischaemic attack awareness [Research] J Ian Spark, Nadia Blest, Sheralee Sandison, Phillip J Puckridge, Hafees A Saleem and David A Russell Med J Aust 2011; 195 (1): 16-19.
Socioeconomic disparities in stroke rates and outcome: pooled analysis of stroke incidence studies in Australia and New Zealand [Research] Emma L Heeley, Jade W Wei, Kristie Carter, Md Shaheenul Islam, Amanda G Thrift, Graeme J Hankey, Alan Cass and Craig S Anderson Med J Aust 2011; 195 (1): 10-14.
A no-fault compensation scheme for serious adverse events attributed to vaccination [Editorials] Heath A Kelly, Clare Looker and David Isaacs Med J Aust 2011; 195 (1): 4-5.
Lower-alcohol, lower-calorie wines: harm reduction or harm production? [Letters] Stephen P McKenzie, Evie R Leslie and Peter G Miller Med J Aust 2011; 194 (11): 614-615.
Use of eye care services by Indigenous Australian adults [Letters] Anna-Lena M R Arnold, Lucy Busija, Jill E Keeffe and Hugh R Taylor Med J Aust 2011; 194 (10): 537-538.
Indigenous participation in the Australian Health Survey: a response [Talking Policy — Viewpoint] Paul L Jelfs Med J Aust 2011; 194 (10): 511.
How can Australia do better for Indigenous health? [Talking Policy — Editorial] Peter W Tait Med J Aust 2011; 194 (10): 501-502.
Alcohol and cancer: a position statement from Cancer Council Australia [Position Statement] Margaret H Winstanley, Iain S Pratt, Kathryn Chapman, Hayley J Griffin, Emma J Croager, Ian N Olver, Craig Sinclair and Terry J Slevin Med J Aust 2011; 194 (9): 479-482.
Implementing US-style anti-fraud laws in the Australian pharmaceutical and health care industries [Medicine and the Law] Thomas A Faunce, Gregor Urbas and Lesley Skillen Med J Aust 2011; 194 (9): 474-478.
Being correct about obesity [Letters] Timothy A Welborn and Satvinder S Dhaliwal Med J Aust 2011; 194 (8): 429-430.
Routine screening for vitamin D deficiency in early pregnancy: past its due date? [Editorials] Peter R Ebeling Med J Aust 2011; 194 (7): 332-333.
Newborn screening cards: a legal quagmire [Medicine and the Law] Diana M Bowman and David M Studdert Med J Aust 2011; 194 (6): 319-322.
Antibiotic resistance is an emerging threat to public health: an urgent call to action at the Antimicrobial Resistance Summit 2011 [Conference Report] Thomas Gottlieb and Graeme R Nimmo Med J Aust 2011; 194 (6): 281-283.
Thiamine (vitamin B1) concentrations in a population of Australians with alcohol use disorders are remarkably elevated [Letters] Philip M Crowley and Matt D Gaughwin Med J Aust 2011; 194 (5): 269-270.
How can we better understand trends in varicella zoster virus-related disease epidemiology? [Letters] Anita E Heywood and Kristine K Macartney Med J Aust 2011; 194 (5): 268-269.
Prediction and surveillance of influenza epidemics [Supplement] Justin R Boyle, Ross S Sparks, Gerben B Keijzers, Julia L Crilly, James F Lind and Louise M Ryan Med J Aust 2011; 194 (4): S28-S33.
Trends in head injuries and helmet use in cyclists at an inner-city major trauma centre, 1991–2010 [Letters] Chris E Rissel and Paul Martin Med J Aust 2011; 194 (4): 215-216.
Costs and cost-effectiveness of full implementation of a biennial faecal occult blood test screening program for bowel cancer in Australia [Public Health] Michael P Pignone, Kathy L Flitcroft, Kirsten Howard, Lyndal J Trevena, Glenn P Salkeld and D James B St John Med J Aust 2011; 194 (4): 180-185.
FluCAN 2009: initial results from sentinel surveillance for adult influenza and pneumonia in eight Australian hospitals [Research] Paul M Kelly, Tom Kotsimbos, Anna Reynolds, Richard Wood-Baker, Bob Hancox, Simon G A Brown, Mark Holmes, Graham Simpson, Simon Bowler, Grant Waterer, Louis B Irving, Christine Jenkins, Phillip J Thompson and Allen C Cheng Med J Aust 2011; 194 (4): 169-174.
Lowering Australia’s defence against infectious diseases [Letters] Heath A Kelly Med J Aust 2011; 194 (3): 152.
Risk of brain damage in babies from naphthalene in mothballs: call to consider a national ban [Letters] William O Tarnow-Mordi, Nick J Evans, Kei Lui, Brian Darlow, on behalf of the Advisory Committee of the Australian and New Zealand Neonatal Network Med J Aust 2011; 194 (3): 150.
Changing epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease in Australian children after introduction of a 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine [Research] Scott R Williams, Paul J Mernagh, Michael H T Lee and Jonathan T Tan Med J Aust 2011; 194 (3): 116-120.
Azithromycin treatment levels inadequate for recommended trachoma control guidelines [Letters] Margaret Kelaher, Angeline S Ferdinand and Hugh R Taylor Med J Aust 2011; 194 (2): 102.
“The case for boosting infant male circumcision in the face of rising heterosexual transmission of HIV” . . . and now the case against [Matters Arising] David A Forbes || John W Travis, Sarah J Buckley, Paul Mason, Ken McGrath, Robert S Van Howe and George Williams || Anthony N Lyons, Marian Pitts, Anthony Smith and Jeffrey Grierson || Niall Conroy || Gregory J Boyle and George Hill || Robert J L Darby Med J Aust 2011; 194 (2): 97.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: challenges for Australian health and medicine policies [Medicine and the Law] Thomas A Faunce and Ruth Townsend Med J Aust 2011; 194 (2): 83-86.
Incidence of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza infection in children and pregnant women during the 2009 influenza season in Western Australia — a seroprevalence study [Research] Gary K Dowse, David W Smith, Heath Kelly, Ian Barr, Karen L Laurie, Anthony R Jones, Anthony D Keil and Paul Effler Med J Aust 2011; 194 (2): 68-72.
The impact of mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid on the blood folate levels of an Australian population [Research] Ross D Brown, Mark R Langshaw, Elaine J Uhr, John N Gibson and Douglas E Joshua Med J Aust 2011; 194 (2): 65-67.
Bicycle helmets and accidental asphyxia in childhood [Letters] Roger W Byard, Allan Cala, Donald Ritchey and Noel Woodford Med J Aust 2011; 194 (1): 49.
Public health and health reform in Australia [Viewpoint] C Raina MacIntyre Med J Aust 2011; 194 (1): 38-40.
The prevalence and diagnosis rates of Klinefelter syndrome: an Australian comparison [Research] Amy S Herlihy, Jane L Halliday, Megan L Cock and Robert I McLachlan Med J Aust 2011; 194 (1): 24-28.
Syncope and seizures following human papillomavirus vaccination: a retrospective case series [Research] Nigel W Crawford, Hazel J Clothier, Sonja Elia, Teresa Lazzaro, Jenny Royle and Jim P Buttery Med J Aust 2011; 194 (1): 16-18.
The projected impact of population and high-risk strategies for risk-factor control on coronary heart disease and stroke events [Research] Erkki A Vartiainen, Tiina Laatikainen, Benjamin Philpot, Edward D Janus, Nathalie Davis-Lameloise and James A Dunbar Med J Aust 2011; 194 (1): 10-15.
Action to improve awareness, participation, care and support for people with epilepsy [Conference Report] Beverley M Essue, Stephen Jan, Maree L Hackett, Andrew F Bleasel, Carol A Ireland, Samuel F Berkovic and Craig S Anderson Med J Aust 2011; 194 (1): 7-9.
Australia needs a national centre for disease control [Letters] Julia M L Brotherton, John Kaldor and Marion Saville || Paul M Kelly, Kamalini Lokuge, Hassan Vally and Alexander S Cameron Med J Aust 2010; 193 (10): 623-624.
Trends in the incidence of hospitalisation for injuries resulting from non-traffic crashes in New South Wales, July 1998 to June 2007 [Letters] Clare E Bradley, James E Harrison and Geoffrey I Henley || Shanley S S Chong, Wei Du and Julie Hatfield Med J Aust 2010; 193 (10): 620.
Trends in head injuries and helmet use in cyclists at an inner-city major trauma centre, 1991–2010 [Letters] Michael M Dinh, Susan Roncal, Timothy C Green, Elizabeth Leonard, Amanda Stack, Chris Byrne and Jeffrey Petchell Med J Aust 2010; 193 (10): 619-620.
Cancer incidence and mortality in Indigenous Australians in Queensland, 1997–2006 [Research] Suzanne P Moore, Peter K O’Rourke, Kylie-Ann Mallitt, Gail Garvey, Adèle C Green, Michael D Coory and Patricia C Valery Med J Aust 2010; 193 (10): 590-593.
Lowering Australia’s defence against infectious diseases [Editorials] Robert M Douglas, Fiona J Stanley, A Rob Moodie, Anthony I Adams and John M Kaldor Med J Aust 2010; 193 (10): 567-568.
Michael Alexander Rozalla [Obituary] D J Rozalla Med J Aust 2010; 193 (09): 536.
The health of urban Aboriginal people: insufficient data to close the gap [Indigenous Health] Sandra J Eades, Bronwen Taylor, Sandra Bailey, Anna B Williamson, Jonathan C Craig and Sally Redman for the SEARCH Investigators Med J Aust 2010; 193 (09): 521-524.
A case-crossover analysis of traffic-related air pollution and emergency department presentations for asthma in Perth, Western Australia [Research] Gavin Pereira, Angus Cook, Annemarie J B M De Vos and C D’Arcy J Holman Med J Aust 2010; 193 (09): 511-514.
Caregivers’ intentions regarding pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza vaccination for their children [Letters] Julie Leask, Maria Yui Kwan Chow, Catherine King and Robert Booy Med J Aust 2010; 193 (8): 485-486.
Taxing junk food: applying the logic of the Henry tax review to food [Viewpoint] Molly E Bond, Michael J Williams, Brad Crammond and Bebe Loff Med J Aust 2010; 193 (8): 472-473.
Has PSA testing truly been a "public health disaster"? [Letters] Simon Chapman and Alexandra Barratt || Anthony J Costello and Declan Murphy Med J Aust 2010; 193 (7): 431.
Congenital anomalies — why bother? [Letters] R Brian Lowry Med J Aust 2010; 193 (7): 428.
World cup fever [Letters] Bridget E Barber, Krispin M Hajkowicz, Vicki L Krause, Kevin G Freeman and Bart J Currie Med J Aust 2010; 193 (7): 425.
Iodine toxicity from soy milk and seaweed ingestion is associated with serious thyroid dysfunction [Notable Cases] Bronwyn A Crawford, Christopher T Cowell, Phillip J Emder, Diana L Learoyd, Elizabeth L Chua, John Sinn and Michelle M Jack Med J Aust 2010; 193 (7): 413-415.
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza vaccine uptake in pregnant women entering the 2010 influenza season in Western Australia [Pandemic (H1N1) 2009] Scott W White, Rodney W Petersen and Julie A Quinlivan Med J Aust 2010; 193 (7): 405-407.
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza vaccination coverage in Western Australia [Pandemic (H1N1) 2009] Donna B Mak, Alison M Daly, Paul K Armstrong and Paul V Effler Med J Aust 2010; 193 (7): 401-404.
World cup fever [Letters] Bridget E Barber, Krispin M Hajkowicz, Vicki L Krause, Kevin G Freeman and Bart J Currie Med J Aust 2010; 193 (7): 1-2.
Iatrogenic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in Australia: time to amend infection control measures for pituitary hormone recipients? [For Debate] Alison Boyd, Genevieve M J A Klug, Lawrence B Schonberger, Amelia McGlade, Jean-Philippe Brandel, Colin L Masters and Steven J Collins Med J Aust 2010; 193 (6): 366-369.
Closing the gap — better health intelligence is required [Letters] Anthony D Merritt, April R Roberts-Witteveen and David N Durrheim Med J Aust 2010; 193 (5): 309.
Alarm about computed tomography scans is unjustified [Letters] Richard M Mendelson, Richard A Fox and Nicholas H de Klerk Med J Aust 2010; 193 (4): 246.
Trends in the incidence of hospitalisation for injuries resulting from non-traffic crashes in New South Wales, July 1998 to June 2007 [Public Health] Shanley Chong, Wei Du and Julie Hatfield Med J Aust 2010; 193 (4): 223-226.
Asbestos still poses a threat to global health: now is the time for action [Editorials] Peter D Sly, Robin Chase, John Kolbe, Philip Thompson, Leena Gupta, Mike Daube, Ian Olver and Deborah Vallance Med J Aust 2010; 193 (4): 198-199.
Junk food packaging — a challenge to the Prime Minister [Letters] Bebe Loff and Brad R Crammond Med J Aust 2010; 193 (3): 192.
The use of cross-jurisdictional population data to investigate health indicators of child maltreatment [Research] Melissa O’Donnell, Natasha Nassar, Helen M Leonard, Richard P Mathews, Yvonne G Patterson and Fiona J Stanley Med J Aust 2010; 193 (3): 142-145.
Recognising and responding to the obvious: the source of lead pollution at Mount Isa and the likely health impacts [Editorials] Niels C Munksgaard, Mark P Taylor and Alana Mackay Med J Aust 2010; 193 (3): 131-132.
A rare granulomatous reaction to Q fever vaccination following influenza vaccination [Letters] Deborah Burnett and Leslie Burnett Med J Aust 2010; 193 (1): 60.
Influenza surveillance in Australia: we need to do more than count [Viewpoint] Stephen B Lambert, Cassandra E Faux, Kristina A Grant, Simon H Williams, Cheryl Bletchly, Michael G Catton, David W Smith and Heath A Kelly Med J Aust 2010; 193 (1): 43-45.
Fifteen years of bowel cancer screening policy in Australia: putting evidence into practice? [For Debate] Kathy L Flitcroft, Glenn P Salkeld, James A Gillespie, Lyndal J Trevena and Les M Irwig Med J Aust 2010; 193 (1): 37-42.
MMR, Wakefield and The Lancet: what can we learn? [Editorials] Julie Leask, Robert Booy and Peter B McIntyre Med J Aust 2010; 193 (1): 5-7.
Managing outbreaks of viral respiratory infection in aged care facilities — challenges and difficulties during the first pandemic wave [Letters] Gulam Khandaker, Bridget Doyle, Dominic E Dwyer and Robert Booy Med J Aust 2010; 192 (12): 722.
Assessing pregnant women’s compliance with different alcohol guidelines: an 11-year prospective study [Research] Jennifer R Powers, Deborah J Loxton, Lucy A Burns, Anthony Shakeshaft, Elizabeth J Elliott and Adrian J Dunlop Med J Aust 2010; 192 (12): 690-693.
It’s time to depolarise the unhelpful PSA-testing debate and put into practice lessons from the two major international screening trials [Corrections] James W Denham, Ron Bender and William E J Paradice Med J Aust 2010; 192 (11): 655.
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza in an urban Aboriginal medical service [Pandemic Influenza — Letter] Ana Herceg, Peter G Sharp, Christine G Arthur and Julie A Tongs Med J Aust 2010; 192 (10): 623.
Early impressions of paediatric health in Alice Springs: trying to see beyond the gaps [Society, Culture and Health — Personal Perspective] Marcel D Zimmet Med J Aust 2010; 192 (10): 606-607.
Rates of radiologically confirmed pneumonia as defined by the World Health Organization in Northern Territory Indigenous children [At the Frontline — Research] Kerry-Ann F O’Grady, Debbie M Taylor-Thomson, Anne B Chang, Paul J Torzillo, Peter S Morris, Grant A Mackenzie, Gavin R Wheaton, Paul A Bauert, Margaret P De Campo, John F De Campo and Alan R Ruben Med J Aust 2010; 192 (10): 592-595.
Two nations: racial disparities in bloodstream infections recorded at Alice Springs Hospital, central Australia, 2001–2005 [Defining the Gap — Research] Lloyd J Einsiedel and Richard J Woodman Med J Aust 2010; 192 (10): 567-571.
Clinical oral health outcomes in young Australian Aboriginal adults compared with national-level counterparts [Defining the Gap — Research] Lisa M Jamieson, Susan M Sayers and Kaye F Roberts-Thomson Med J Aust 2010; 192 (10): 558-561.
Pandemic influenza testing at the coalface: time for reassessment? [Letters] David W Smith, David J Speers and Rodney A Bowman Med J Aust 2010; 192 (9): 541-542.
Assessing elderly drivers’ roadworthiness [Book Review] Ilian Kamenoff Med J Aust 2010; 192 (9): 536.
The carbon footprints of obesity, chronic disease and population growth: four things doctors can do [Viewpoint] Robyn A McDermott Med J Aust 2010; 192 (9): 531-532.
Super size me: is a big Australia good for our health? [For Debate] Deborah Pelser Med J Aust 2010; 192 (9): 526-527.
Super size me: is a big Australia good for our health? [For Debate] Deborah Pelser Med J Aust 2010; 192 (9): 526-527.
Early evidence for direct and indirect effects of the infant rotavirus vaccine program in Queensland [Research] Stephen B Lambert, Cassandra E Faux, Lisa Hall, Frances A Birrell, Karen V Peterson, Christine E Selvey, Theo P Sloots, Michael D Nissen and Keith Grimwood Med J Aust 2010; 192 (9): 525.
Lightening our carbon footprint: economics, norms and doctors [Editorials] Colin D Butler Med J Aust 2010; 192 (9): 485-486.
Risks associated with low functional health literacy in an Australian population [Letters] Margo H Saunders and Anita Peerson || Robert A Bush, Frances M Boyle and Remo Ostini Med J Aust 2010; 192 (8): 478-479.
Expecting the unexpected: intravenous insulin at Sydney’s medically supervised injecting centre [Letters] Marianne E Jauncey, Anita P Trevan and Richard P Sulovsky Med J Aust 2010; 192 (8): 477.
How can we reduce alcohol-related road crash deaths among young Australians? [For Debate] Wayne D Hall, Angela L Wallace, Linda J Cobiac, Christopher M Doran and Theo Vos Med J Aust 2010; 192 (8): 464-466.
Iodine deficiency in Australia: is iodine supplementation for pregnant and lactating women warranted? [Viewpoint] Gisselle Gallego, Stephen Goodall and Creswell J Eastman Med J Aust 2010; 192 (8): 461-463.
Achieving standardised reporting of suicide in Australia: rationale and program for change [Public Health] Diego De Leo, Michael J Dudley, Caroline J Aebersold, John A Mendoza, Michael A Barnes, James E Harrison and David L Ranson Med J Aust 2010; 192 (8): 452-456.
Impact of coronial investigations on manner and cause of death determinations in Australia, 2000–2007 [Research] David M Studdert and Stephen M Cordner Med J Aust 2010; 192 (8): 444-447.
Appearances may deceive: what’s going on with Australian suicide statistics? [Editorials] Clare E Bradley, James E Harrison and Amr Abou Elnour Med J Aust 2010; 192 (8): 428-429.
As mass media evolves into “masses of media”, what are the implications for our health? [Letters] Stephen B Lambert || Melissa A Sweet Med J Aust 2010; 192 (7): 423-424.
Late-stage human African trypanosomiasis in a Sudanese refugee [Diagnostic Dilemma] Paul Cherian, Ralph K Junckerstorff, David Rosen, Prasad Kumarasinghe, Alan Morling, Philip Tuch, Sonja Raven, Ronan J Murray and Christopher H Heath Med J Aust 2010; 192 (7): 417-419.
Wanted: politicians to champion health (not obesity) [Viewpoint] Bebe Loff and Brad R Crammond Med J Aust 2010; 192 (7): 397-399.
It’s time to depolarise the unhelpful PSA-testing debate and put into practice lessons from the two major international screening trials [For Debate] James W Denham, Ron Bender and William E J Paradice Med J Aust 2010; 192 (7): 393-396.
Swine flu — lessons learnt in Australia [Editorials] Peter J Collignon Med J Aust 2010; 192 (7): 364-365.
An open letter to politicians on climate change and obesity [Letters] Garry J Egger, Boyd Swinburn, Fiona Stanley and Kerryn Phelps Med J Aust 2010; 192 (6): 359-360.
A cluster randomised controlled trial to prevent injury due to falls in a residential aged care population [Research] John A Ward, Mandy Harden, Richard E Gibson and Julie E Byles Med J Aust 2010; 192 (6): 319-322.
Ethics review of multisite studies: the difficult case of community-based Indigenous health research [Research Enterprise] David M Studdert, Tamara M Vu, Sarah S Fox, Ian P Anderson, Jill E Keeffe and Hugh R Taylor Med J Aust 2010; 192 (5): 275-280.
AUSDRISK: an Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Tool based on demographic, lifestyle and simple anthropometric measures [Correction] Lei Chen, Dianna J Magliano, Beverley Balkau, Stephen Colagiuri, Paul Z Zimmet, Andrew M Tonkin, Paul Mitchell, Patrick J Phillips and Jonathan E Shaw Med J Aust 2010; 192 (5): 274.
The cost of overweight and obesity in Australia [Health Care] Stephen Colagiuri, Crystal M Y Lee, Ruth Colagiuri, Dianna Magliano, Jonathan E Shaw, Paul Z Zimmet and Ian D Caterson Med J Aust 2010; 192 (5): 260-264.
Clinical-quality registries: their role in quality improvement [Editorials] John J McNeil, Sue M Evans, Niall P Johnson and Peter A Cameron Med J Aust 2010; 192 (5): 244-245.
AUSDRISK: an Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Tool based on demographic, lifestyle and simple anthropometric measures [Research] Lei Chen, Dianna J Magliano, Beverley Balkau, Stephen Colagiuri, Paul Z Zimmet, Andrew M Tonkin, Paul Mitchell, Patrick J Phillips and Jonathan E Shaw Med J Aust 2010; 192 (4): 197-202.
Urban–rural comparison of weight status among women and children living in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods [Research] Verity Cleland, Clare Hume, David Crawford, Anna Timperio, Kylie Hesketh, Louise Baur, Nicky Welch, Jo Salmon and Kylie Ball Med J Aust 2010; 192 (3): 137-140.
Reducing drowning deaths: the continued challenge of immersion fatalities in Australia [Research] Richard C Franklin, Justin P Scarr and John H Pearn Med J Aust 2010; 192 (3): 123-126.
The changing phases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Queensland: an overview of public health actions and epidemiology [Pandemic (H1N1) 2009] Ranil D Appuhamy, Frank H Beard, Hai N Phung, Christine E Selvey, Frances A Birrell and Terry H Culleton Med J Aust 2010; 192 (02): 1-4.
Comparison of adult patients hospitalised with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza and seasonal influenza during the “PROTECT” phase of the pandemic response [Pandemic (H1N1) 2009] Ya-Shu Chang, Sebastiaan J van Hal, Peter M Spencer, Iain B Gosbell and Peter W Collett Med J Aust 2010; 192 (02): 1-4.
The rational clinician in a pandemic setting [Pandemic (H1N1) 2009] David A Bradt and Joseph Epstein Med J Aust 2010; 192 (02): 1-3.
How do we manage patients who become unemployed? [Clinical Update] Mark F Harris, Elizabeth Harris and Timothy D Shortus Med J Aust 2010; 192 (2): 98-101.
The changing phases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Queensland: an overview of public health actions and epidemiology [Pandemic (H1N1) 2009] Ranil D Appuhamy, Frank H Beard, Hai N Phung, Christine E Selvey, Frances A Birrell and Terry H Culleton Med J Aust 2010; 192 (2): 94-97.
Comparison of adult patients hospitalised with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza and seasonal influenza during the “PROTECT” phase of the pandemic response [Pandemic (H1N1) 2009] Ya-Shu Chang, Sebastiaan J van Hal, Peter M Spencer, Iain B Gosbell and Peter W Collett Med J Aust 2010; 192 (2): 90-93.
The rational clinician in a pandemic setting [Pandemic (H1N1) 2009] David A Bradt and Joseph Epstein Med J Aust 2010; 192 (2): 87-89.
Hospitalised adult patients with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza in Melbourne, Australia [Pandemic (H1N1) 2009] Justin T Denholm, Claire L Gordon, Paul D Johnson, Saliya S Hewagama, Rhonda L Stuart, Craig Aboltins, Cameron Jeremiah, James Knox, Garry P Lane, Adrian R Tramontana, Monica A Slavin, Thomas R Schulz, Michael Richards, Chris J Birch and Allen C Cheng Med J Aust 2010; 192 (2): 84-86.
A pandemic response to a disease of predominantly seasonal intensity [Pandemic (H1N1) 2009] Heath A Kelly Med J Aust 2010; 192 (2): 81-83.
Hospitalised adult patients with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza in Melbourne, Australia [Research] Justin T Denholm, Claire L Gordon, Paul D Johnson, Saliya S Hewagama, Rhonda L Stuart, Craig Aboltins, Cameron Jeremiah, James Knox, Garry P Lane, Adrian R Tramontana, Monica A Slavin, Thomas R Schulz, Michael Richards, Chris J Birch and Allen C Cheng Med J Aust 2010; 192 (2): 1-3.
A pandemic response to a disease of predominantly seasonal intensity [Pandemic (H1N1) 2009] Heath A Kelly Med J Aust 2010; 192 (2): 1-3.
Correction: Invasive pneumococcal disease in Western Australia: emergence of serotype 19A [Correction] Carolien M Giele, Anthony D Keil, Deborah Lehmann and Paul G Van Buynder Med J Aust 2010; 192 (1): 52.
Spleen registry may help reduce the incidence of overwhelming postsplenectomy infection in Victoria [Lessons from Practice] Justin T Denholm, Penelope A Jones, Denis W Spelman, Paul U Cameron and Ian J Woolley Med J Aust 2010; 192 (1): 49-50.
Acceptance of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza vaccination by the Australian public [Pandemic (H1N1) 2009] Keith Eastwood, David N Durrheim, Alison Jones and Michelle Butler Med J Aust 2010; 192 (1): 33-36.
Why we need tobacco sales data for good tobacco control [Editorials] Coral E Gartner, Simon F Chapman, Wayne D Hall and Melanie A Wakefield Med J Aust 2010; 192 (1): 3-4.
Temporary henna tattoos with long-term consequences [Snapshot] Pablo J Almeida and Leopoldo Borrego Med J Aust 2009; 191 (11): 687.
ASID (HICSIG) position statement: infection control guidelines for patients with influenza-like illnesses, including pandemic (H1N1) influenza 2009, in Australian health care facilities [Position Statement] Rhonda L Stuart, Allen C Cheng, Caroline L Marshall and John K Ferguson Med J Aust 2009; 191 (11/12): 667.
Content analysis of disease awareness advertisements in popular Australian women’s magazines [Medicine and the Media] Danika V Hall, Sandra C Jones and Donald C Iverson Med J Aust 2009; 191 (11/12): 625-629.
Trouble in paradise [Conference Report] Timothy J J Inglis, Ronan J Murray and Michael Watson Med J Aust 2009; 191 (11/12): 597-598.
Climate change and human health: recognising the really inconvenient truth [Editorials] Anthony J McMichael and Colin D Butler Med J Aust 2009; 191 (11/12): 595-596.
Let’s drink (and eat) to our obese economic heroes [Editorials] Garry J Egger Med J Aust 2009; 191 (11/12): 593-594.
Needlestick injury with smallpox vaccine [Christmas Offerings] Sanjaya N Senanayake Med J Aust 2009; 191 (11/12): 1.
Why health reform? [Letters] George Larcos Med J Aust 2009; 191 (10): 583-584.
Risks associated with low functional health literacy in an Australian population [Research] Robert J Adams, Sarah L Appleton, Catherine L Hill, Mark Dodd, Christopher Findlay and David H Wilson Med J Aust 2009; 191 (10): 530-534.
Building health literacy in Australia [Editorials] Don Nutbeam Med J Aust 2009; 191 (10): 525-526.
Straight to the emergency department: burns in children caused by hair-straightening devices [Letters] Zoe M Poiner, Michael D Kerr, Belinda A Wallis and Roy M Kimble Med J Aust 2009; 191 (9): 516-517.
Paediatric treadmill injuries: an increasing problem [Letters] Lawrence H Kim, Deborah A Maze, Susan Adams, Sarah Guitonich, Siobhan Connolly, Anne Darton and Andrew J A Holland Med J Aust 2009; 191 (9): 516.
Impact of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza on critical care capacity in Victoria [Pandemic (H1N1) 2009] Martin E Lum, Alison J McMillan, Chris W Brook, Rosemary Lester and Leonard S Piers Med J Aust 2009; 191 (9): 502-506.
Victims of violence among Indigenous mothers living with dependent children [Research] Kyllie Cripps, Catherine M Bennett, Lyle C Gurrin and David M Studdert Med J Aust 2009; 191 (9): 481-485.
ASID (HICSIG) position statement: infection control guidelines for patients with influenza-like illnesses, including pandemic (H1N1) influenza 2009, in Australian health care facilities [Position Statement] Rhonda L Stuart, Allen C Cheng, Caroline L Marshall and John K Ferguson Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): 454-458.
Smoking and The Simpsons [Letters] Nicholas Jefferson-Lenskyj || Becky Freeman Med J Aust 2009; 191 (7): 415-416.
Effect of swimming pools on antibiotic use and clinic attendance for infections in two Aboriginal communities in Western Australia [Letters] Anu A Mathew, Collin J McDonnell, Jill Benson and Hugh R Taylor Med J Aust 2009; 191 (7): 410-411.
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Victoria: a 10-year review [Research] Caroline J Lavender, Lynne K Brown and Paul D R Johnson Med J Aust 2009; 191 (6): 315-318.
Bicycling injuries and mortality in Victoria, 2001–2006 [Letters] Malcolm J Wardlaw || Antonina A Mikocka-Walus, Francis T McDermott and Peter A Cameron Med J Aust 2009; 191 (5): 295-296.
Melioidosis in south-eastern Queensland [Letters] Roger W Guard, Peter J Morero, Win Yi and Maureen J Mackay Med J Aust 2009; 191 (5): 290.
A pandemic problem with public transport [Letters] Benjamin C Cowie Med J Aust 2009; 191 (5): 288-289.
Australia’s influenza containment plan and the swine flu epidemic in Victoria [Letters] Michael G Catton, Julian D Druce and Chris J Birch Med J Aust 2009; 191 (5): 288.
A national approach to perinatal mental health in Australia: exercising caution in the roll-out of a public health initiative [For Debate] Jane S Yelland, Georgina A Sutherland, Jan L Wiebe and Stephanie J Brown Med J Aust 2009; 191 (5): 276-279.
The community’s attitude towards swine flu and pandemic influenza [Pandemic (H1N1) 2009] Holly Seale, Mary-Louise McLaws, Anita E Heywood, Kirsten F Ward, Chris P Lowbridge, Debbie Van, Jan Gralton and C Raina MacIntyre Med J Aust 2009; 191 (5): 267-269.
A pandemic problem with public transport [Letters] Benjamin C Cowie Med J Aust 2009; 191 (5): 1-2.
Australia’s influenza containment plan and the swine flu epidemic in Victoria [Letters] Michael G Catton, Julian D Druce and Chris J Birch Med J Aust 2009; 191 (5): 1.
Making sense of differing bowel cancer screening guidelines [Letters] Terry D Bolin, Melvyn G Korman and Alistair E Cowen Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 239-240.
Water recycling — forwards or backwards for public health? [Letters] Peter J Collignon || Karin S Leder, Joanne E O’Toole and Martha I Sinclair Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 238-239.
Imported West Nile virus encephalitis in an Israeli tourist [Notable Cases] Benjamin A Rogers, Linda Hueston and Irani Ratnam Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 232-234.
Avoiding the tragedy of another balcony collapse [Correction] Shinichiro Sakata , Craig A McBride , James W Nixon and Roy M Kimble Med J Aust 2009; 191 (3): 192.
Australian doctors need to catch up with population policy [Letters] Robin I W Collin Med J Aust 2009; 191 (3): 191.
Estimating coverage of the National HPV Vaccination Program: where are we at? [Letters] Julia M L Brotherton and Robyn M Mullins Med J Aust 2009; 191 (3): 188.
Early evidence for direct and indirect effects of the infant rotavirus vaccine program in Queensland [Research] Stephen B Lambert, Cassandra E Faux, Lisa Hall, Frances A Birrell, Karen V Peterson, Christine E Selvey, Theo P Sloots, Michael D Nissen and Keith Grimwood Med J Aust 2009; 191 (3): 157-160.
Epidemiological characteristics of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 and seasonal influenza infection [Pandemic (H1N1) 2009] Heath A Kelly, Kristina A Grant, Simon Williams, James Fielding and David Smith Med J Aust 2009; 191 (3): 146-149.
Swine flu update: bringing home the bacon [Pandemic (H1N1) 2009] Sanjaya N Senanayake Med J Aust 2009; 191 (3): 138-140.
Understanding Australia’s influenza pandemic policy on the strategic use of the antiviral drug stockpile [Pandemic (H1N1) 2009] James M McCaw, James G Wood, Emma S McBryde, Terry M Nolan, Joseph T Wu, Marc Lipsitch and Jodie McVernon Med J Aust 2009; 191 (3): 136-137.
Childhood obesity in Australia remains a widespread health concern that warrants population-wide prevention programs [Letters] Rae-Chi Huang, Fiona J Stanley and Lawrence J Beilin || Lyn M Roberts, Tessa R Letcher, Alexandra A Gason and Tim Lobstein Med J Aust 2009; 191 (1): 45-47.
A pandemic that’s not bird flu? Pigs might fly [Clinical Update] Sanjaya N Senanayake Med J Aust 2009; 191 (1): 38-40.
Mandating sustainability in Australian hospitals [Letters] Forbes McGain, Grant A Blashki, Kevin P Moon and Fiona M Armstrong Med J Aust 2009; 190 (12): 719-720.
Health experts reject industry-backed funding for alcohol research [Letters] Peter G Miller, Kypros Kypri, Tanya N Chikritzhs, Steven J Skov and George Rubin || Trish M Worth Med J Aust 2009; 190 (12): 713-714.
National alcohol policy after “alcopops”: what next? [Editorials] Steven J Skov, on behalf of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Alcohol Advisory Group* Med J Aust 2009; 190 (12): 662-663.
Is Clostridium difficile a threat to Australia’s biosecurity? [Editorials] Thomas V Riley Med J Aust 2009; 190 (12): 661-662.
Health experts reject industry-backed funding for alcohol research [Letters] Peter G Miller, Kypros Kypri, Tanya N Chikritzhs, Steven J Skov and George Rubin Med J Aust 2009; 190 (12): 1-2.
Alcohol taxation policy in Australia: public health imperatives for action [Letters] Niyi Awofeso Med J Aust 2009; 190 (12): 1.
Alcohol taxation policy in Australia: public health imperatives for action [Letters] Helena J Teede Med J Aust 2009; 190 (12): 1.
Avoiding the tragedy of another balcony collapse [Letters] Shinichiro Sakata, Craig A McBride, James W Nixon and Roy M Kimble Med J Aust 2009; 190 (11): 651-652.
Dealing with disasters [Book Reviews] Alexander C McFarlane Med J Aust 2009; 190 (11): 647.
Smoking and The Simpsons [Medicine and the Media] Guy D Eslick and Marielle G Eslick Med J Aust 2009; 190 (11): 637-639.
The effect of compensation on health care utilisation in a trauma cohort [Research] Ian A Harris, Darnel F Murgatroyd, Ian D Cameron, Jane M Young and Michael J Solomon Med J Aust 2009; 190 (11): 619-622.
National alcohol policy after “alcopops”: what next? [Editorials] Steven J Skov, on behalf of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Alcohol Advisory Group* Med J Aust 2009; 190 (12): 1-2.
Healthy country, healthy people: the relationship between Indigenous health status and “caring for country” [Communication, Culture and Health — Research] Christopher P Burgess, Fay H Johnston, Helen L Berry, Joseph McDonnell, Dean Yibarbuk, Charlie Gunabarra, Albert Mileran and Ross S Bailie Med J Aust 2009; 190 (10): 567-572.
Improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nutrition and health [Prevention and Promotion — Editorial] Amanda J Lee, Dympna Leonard, Aletia A Moloney and Deanne L Minniecon Med J Aust 2009; 190 (10): 547-548.
“Closing the gap” by 2030: aspiration versus reality in Indigenous health [Mind the Gap — Viewpoint] Wendy E Hoy Med J Aust 2009; 190 (10): 542-544.
A pandemic that’s not bird flu? Pigs might fly [Clinical Update] Sanjaya N Senanayake Med J Aust 2009; 190 (9): 1 .
Safety of nanoparticles in sunscreens [Letters] Thomas A Faunce Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 463.
Alcohol taxation policy in Australia: public health imperatives for action [For Debate] Steven J Skov, for the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Alcohol Advisory Group Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 437-439.
Screening for coeliac disease using anti-tissue transglutaminase antibody assays, and prevalence of the disease in an Australian community [Health Care] Marcus W Chin, Dominic F Mallon, Digby J Cullen, John K Olynyk, Lindsay C Mollison and Callum B Pearce Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 429-432.
The natural history of vitamin D deficiency in African refugees living in Sydney [Refugee Health] Paul Z Benitez-Aguirre, Nicholas J Wood, Cornelis Biesheuvel, Conrad Moreira and Craig F Munns Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 426-428.
Bicycling injuries and mortality in Victoria, 2001–2006 [Research] Mirjana Sikic, Antonina A Mikocka-Walus, Belinda J Gabbe, Francis T McDermott and Peter A Cameron Med J Aust 2009; 190 (7): 353-356.
Making sense of differing bowel cancer screening guidelines [Editorials] Hooi C Ee and John K Olynyk Med J Aust 2009; 190 (7): 348-349.
Cycling and health: an opportunity for positive change? [Editorials] Adrian E Bauman and Chris Rissel Med J Aust 2009; 190 (7): 347-348.
Calcium and bone health: position statement for the Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society, Osteoporosis Australia and the Endocrine Society of Australia [Position Statement] Kerrie M Sanders, Caryl A Nowson, Mark A Kotowicz, Kathryn Briffa, Amanda Devine and Ian R Reid Med J Aust 2009; 190 (6): 316-320.
Water recycling — forwards or backwards for public health? [Editorials] Karin S Leder, Joanne E O’Toole and Martha I Sinclair Med J Aust 2009; 190 (6): 293-294.
SMS text messaging for contact follow-up in invasive meningococcal disease [Letters] Johanne E Cochrane, Chris Lowbridge, Patrick Maywood and Stephen J Conaty Med J Aust 2009; 190 (5): 282-283.
Dengue and climate change in Australia: predictions for the future should incorporate knowledge from the past [Viewpoint] Richard C Russell, Bart J Currie, Michael D Lindsay, John S Mackenzie, Scott A Ritchie and Peter I Whelan Med J Aust 2009; 190 (5): 265-268.
The impact of the Baby Bonus payment in New South Wales: who is having “one for the country”? [Fertility Matters] Samantha J Lain, Jane B Ford, Camille H Raynes-Greenow, Ruth M Hadfield, Judy M Simpson, Jonathan M Morris and Christine L Roberts Med J Aust 2009; 190 (5): 238-241.
CHAMP: a novel collaboration between public health and the media [Medicine and the Media] Melissa A Sweet, Simon Chapman, Ray N Moynihan and Jonathan H Green Med J Aust 2009; 190 (4): 206-207.
Invasive pneumococcal disease in Western Australia: emergence of serotype 19A [Letters] Carolien M Giele, Anthony D Keil, Deborah Lehmann and Paul G Van Buynder Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 166.
Paradoxical nutritional deficiency in overweight and obesity: the importance of nutrient density [Lifestyle] Tania P Markovic and Sharon J Natoli Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 149-151.
Childhood obesity in Australia remains a widespread health concern that warrants population-wide prevention programs [Lifestyle] Timothy P Gill, Louise A Baur, Adrian E Bauman, Kate S Steinbeck, Leonard H Storlien, Maria A Fiatarone Singh, Jennie C Brand-Miller, Stephen Colagiuri and Ian D Caterson Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 146-148.
Individual rights over public good? The future of anthropometric monitoring of school children in the fight against obesity [Lifestyle] Joanne M Stubbs and Helen M Achat Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 140-142.
Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Fiji: prospective surveillance, 2005–2007 [Public Health] Andrew C Steer, Joseph Kado, Adam W J Jenney, Michael Batzloff, Lepani Waqatakirewa, E Kim Mulholland and Jonathan R Carapetis Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 133-135.
Disproportionate burdens: the multidimensional impacts of climate change on the health of Indigenous Australians [Editorials] Donna Green, Ursula King and Joe Morrison Med J Aust 2009; 190 (1): 4-5.
Self-management education en masse: effectiveness of the Back Pain: Don’t Take It Lying Down mass media campaign [Optimising care for people with chronic disease] Rachelle Buchbinder Med J Aust 2008; 189 (10 Suppl): S29-S32.
Booster seat use by children aged 4–11 years: evidence of the need to revise current Australasian standards to accommodate overweight children [Letters] Michael P Fitzharris and Diana M Bowman Med J Aust 2008; 189 (10): 597-598.
Australia: the healthiest country by 2020 [Preventive Health] A Rob Moodie Med J Aust 2008; 189 (10): 588-590.
What has happened with neural tube defects and womens’ understanding of folate in Victoria since 1998? [Health Care] Louise du Plessis, Rod W Hunt, Ashley S Fletcher, Merilyn M Riley and Jane L Halliday Med J Aust 2008; 189 (10): 570-574.
Folate awareness and the prevalence of neural tube defects in South Australia, 1966–2007 [Health Care] Annabelle C Chan, Phillipa van Essen, Heather Scott, Eric A Haan, Leonie Sage, Joan Scott, Tiffany K Gill and Anh-Minh T Nguyen Med J Aust 2008; 189 (10): 566-569.
Vaccination and screening of medical students: results of a student health initiative [Research] Adrienne J Torda Med J Aust 2008; 189 (9): 484-486.
Mumps: a resurgent disease with protean manifestations [Clinical Update] Sanjaya N Senanayake Med J Aust 2008; 189 (8): 456-459.
Wrist guards and wrist and elbow injury in snowboarders [Letters] Graham M Slaney, Judith C Finn, Angus Cook and Philip Weinstein Med J Aust 2008; 189 (7): 412.
Trachoma through the ages [Book Review] Jill E Keeffe Med J Aust 2008; 189 (7): 401.
What impact would effective solarium regulation have in Australia? [Medicine and the Media] Louisa G Gordon, Nicholas G Hirst, Peter H F Gies and Adèle C Green Med J Aust 2008; 189 (7): 375-378.
Lead poisoning and Burton’s line [Snapshot] Jayne E Camuglia, George Grigoriadis and Christopher P Gilfillan Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 339.
Bicycle handlebar injuries in Western Australia: from imprints to abdominal wall hernias [Letters] Parshotam K Gera, Andrew P Barker, Ian Gollow, Jillian Orford, Sue Wicks and Liz Whan Med J Aust 2008; 189 (5): 295.
What ails America [Book Review] Melissa Sweet Med J Aust 2008; 189 (5): 273.
Mass psychogenic response to human papillomavirus vaccination [Public Health] Jim P Buttery, Simon Madin, Nigel W Crawford, Sonja Elia, Sophie La Vincente, Sarah Hanieh, Lindsay Smith and Bruce Bolam Med J Aust 2008; 189 (5): 261-262.
Preventing primary liver cancer: how well are we faring towards a national hepatitis B strategy? [Letters] Niyi Awofeso || Monica C Robotin, Jacob George, Rajah Supramaniam, Freddy Sitas and Andrew G Penman Med J Aust 2008; 189 (4): 237.
The Peoples-uni: public health education for all [Editorials] Richard F Heller Med J Aust 2008; 189 (4): 189-190.
Booster seat use by children aged 4–11 years: evidence of the need to revise current Australasian standards to accommodate overweight children [Letters] Yvonne A Zurynski, Lynne Bilston and Elizabeth J Elliott Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 183.
Personal carbon trading: a potential “stealth intervention” for obesity reduction? [Letters] Cathal A Smith || Barry N J Walters Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 181.
The newsworthiness of cancer in Australian television news [Medicine and the Media] Ross MacKenzie, Simon Chapman, Natalie Johnson, Kevin McGeechan and Simon Holding Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 155-158.
The changing landscape for cervical screening [Editorials] Annabelle Farnsworth Med J Aust 2008; 189 (1): 6-7.
Changing perceptions of solaria and cancer risk: the role of the media [Letters] Geoffrey Jalleh, Robert J Donovan, Chad Lin and Terry Slevin Med J Aust 2008; 188 (12): 735.
Overweight and obesity in Australia [Letters] John A Hawley and David W Dunstan || Douglas G Travis Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 678-679.
Decrease in breast cancer incidence following a rapid fall in use of hormone replacement therapy in Australia [Research] Karen Canfell, Emily Banks, Aye M Moa and Valerie Beral Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 641-644.
“Let’s not talk about sex”: reconsidering the public health approach to sexually transmissible infections in remote Indigenous populations in Australia [Matters Arising] David J Scrimgeour Med J Aust 2008; 188 (10): 621.
“Let's not talk about sex”: reconsidering the public health approach to sexually transmissible infections in remote Indigenous populations in Australia [Matters Arising] Bryan G Walpole Med J Aust 2008; 188 (10): 621.
“Let’s not talk about sex”: reconsidering the public health approach to sexually transmissible infections in remote Indigenous populations in Australia [Matters Arising] Michael S Gracey and Randolph M Spargo Med J Aust 2008; 188 (10): 620-621.
Hospitalisations due to interpersonal violence: a population-based study in Western Australia [The Great Divide — Research] Lynn B Meuleners, Delia Hendrie and Andy H Lee Med J Aust 2008; 188 (10): 572-575.
The real costs of lifetime tobacco usage [Letters] C Ross Philpot Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 550.
Persistent risk of tuberculosis in migrants a decade after arrival in Australia [Public Health] Michelle E McPherson, Heath Kelly, Mahomed S Patel and David Leslie Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 528-531.
The burden of influenza in healthy children in South Australia [Research] Katina D’Onise and Jane C A Raupach Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 510-513.
“I want the one for older women” — extending the human papillomavirus vaccine population base [Editorials] Gerard V Wain Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 501-502.
Review of evidence to guide primary health care policy and practice to prevent childhood obesity [Supplement] Lydia A Hearn, Margaret R Miller and Renee Campbell-Pope Med J Aust 2008; 188 (8 Suppl): S87-S91.
New vision, new paradigm: health and wealth for all by 2100 — or for no one [Editorials] Peter W Tait Med J Aust 2008; 188 (7): 383-384.
Preventing primary liver cancer: how well are we faring towards a national hepatitis B strategy? [Viewpoint] Monica C Robotin, Jacob George, Rajah Supramaniam, Freddy Sitas and Andrew G Penman Med J Aust 2008; 188 (6): 363-365.
Booster seat use by children aged 4–11 years: evidence of the need to revise current Australasian standards to accommodate overweight children [Research] Michael P Fitzharris, Judith Charlton, Megan Bohensky, Sjaanie Koppel and Brian Fildes Med J Aust 2008; 188 (6): 328-331.
-Hydroxybutyrate poisoning from toy beads [Letters] Vicki Kotsirilos Med J Aust 2008; 188 (5): 316.
Lower than expected morbidity and mortality for an Australian Aboriginal population: 10-year follow-up in a decentralised community [Research] Kevin G Rowley, Kerin O’Dea, Ian Anderson, Robyn McDermott, Karmananda Saraswati, Ricky Tilmouth, Iris Roberts, Joseph Fitz, Zaimin Wang, Alicia Jenkins, James D Best, Zhiqiang Wang and Alex Brown Med J Aust 2008; 188 (5): 283-287.
Drowning and three-wheel strollers [Letters] Charles Bridges-Webb Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 264.
Australia needs an expanded immunisation register [Letters] Allen C Cheng, Carmel M Hobbs and Priscilla M Robinson || Susan A Skull and Terrence M Nolan Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 263.
Human papillomavirus vaccination for the prevention of cervical neoplasia: is it appropriate to vaccinate women older than 26? [Clinical Update] S Rachel Skinner, Suzanne M Garland, Margaret A Stanley, Marian Pitts and Michael A Quinn Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 238-242.
Where are older workers with chronic conditions employed? [Medicine and the Community] Deborah J Schofield, Susan L Fletcher, Arul Earnest, Megan E Passey and Rupendra N Shrestha Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 231-234.
Can public health advocates work alongside industry? [Oxford Health Alliance] Stig Pramming and Ruth Colagiuri Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 202-203.
Methaemoglobinaemia following ingestion of a commonly available food additive [Public Health] Peter Maric, Sayed S Ali, Leon G Heron, David Rosenfeld and Matthew Greenwood Med J Aust 2008; 188 (3): 156-158.
Recurrence of tuberculosis at a Sydney chest clinic between 1994 and 2006: reactivation or reinfection? [Public Health] Claudia C Dobler, Guy B Marks, Sheila E Simpson and A B Hamish Crawford Med J Aust 2008; 188 (3): 153-155.
Tuberculosis in illegal foreign fishermen: whose public health are we protecting? [Public Health] Natalie J Gray, Meredith Hansen-Knarhoi and Vicki L Krause Med J Aust 2008; 188 (3): 144-147.
Tuberculosis: the dis-ease that didn’t dis-appear [Editorials] Ivan Bastian and Vicki L Krause Med J Aust 2008; 188 (3): 131-132.
The law and chronic disease prevention: possibilities and politics [The World Today] Roger S Magnusson and Ruth Colagiuri Med J Aust 2008; 188 (2): 104-105.
Repealing Australia’s ban on smokeless tobacco? Hasten slowly [For Debate — Commentary] Simon Chapman Med J Aust 2008; 188 (1): 47-49.
Should Australia lift its ban on low nitrosamine smokeless tobacco products? [For Debate] Coral E Gartner and Wayne D Hall Med J Aust 2008; 188 (1): 44-46.
Burden of disease and injury in Australia in the new millennium: measuring health loss from diseases, injuries and risk factors [Public Health] Stephen J Begg, Theo Vos, Bridget Barker, Lucy Stanley and Alan D Lopez Med J Aust 2008; 188 (1): 36-40.
The management of primary cutaneous melanoma in Victoria in 1996 and 2000 [Research] John W Kelly, Michael A Henderson, Vicky J Thursfield, John Slavin, Jill Ainslie and Graham G Giles Med J Aust 2007; 187 (9): 511-514.
Australia needs an expanded immunisation register for further improvements in vaccine delivery and program evaluation [Editorials] Susan A Skull and Terence M Nolan Med J Aust 2007; 187 (9): 504-505.
The modern cigarette, an unregulated disaster [Editorials] Nigel J Gray Med J Aust 2007; 187 (9): 502-503.
Interventions to halt child abuse in Aboriginal communities [Letters] Fiona J Stanley, Dorothy A Scott and Melissa O’Donnell Med J Aust 2007; 187 (8): 472.
Our hearts and minds — what would it take for Australia to become the healthiest country in the world? [Public Health] Ian T Ring and John F O’Brien Med J Aust 2007; 187 (8): 447-451.
Handheld mobile telephone use among Melbourne drivers [Research] David McD Taylor, Catherine E MacBean, Atandrila Das and Reizal Mohd Rosli Med J Aust 2007; 187 (8): 432-434.
Look what I can do while I’m driving: implications for road safety in Australia [Editorials] Suzanne P McEvoy Med J Aust 2007; 187 (8): 428-429.
Influenza outbreak related to air travel [Correction] Andrew G Marsden Med J Aust 2007; 187 (6): 374-374.
Non-compliance with Western Australian smoke-free legislation: a complete ban on smoking in hospitality settings is needed [Letters] William J Patterson, Michael M Daube, Stephen L G Hall and Denitza Moronova Med J Aust 2007; 187 (6): 370-371.
Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor cluster in Sydney linked to imported whitebait [Public Health] Bradley Forssman, Trish Mannes, Jennie Musto, Thomas Gottlieb, Graham Robertson, Jonathan D Natoli, Craig Shadbolt, Brian Biffin and Leena Gupta Med J Aust 2007; 187 (6): 345-347.
Patient delay in responding to symptoms of possible heart attack: can we reduce time to care? [Position Statement] Judith C Finn, John H Nick Bett, Trevor R Shilton, Carol Cunningham, Peter L Thompson on behalf of the National Heart Foundation of Australia Chest Pain Every Minute Counts Working Group Med J Aust 2007; 187 (5): 293-298.
Remaining measles challenges in Australia [Clinical Update] David N Durrheim, Heath Kelly, Mark J Ferson and David Featherstone Med J Aust 2007; 187 (3): 181-184.
Overweight, obesity and metabolic syndrome in rural southeastern Australia [Research] Edward D Janus, Tiina Laatikainen, James A Dunbar, Annamari Kilkkinen, Stephen J Bunker, Benjamin Philpot, Philip A Tideman, Rosy Tirimacco and Sami Heistaro Med J Aust 2007; 187 (3): 147-152.
Physician migration and the Millennium Development Goals for maternal health: the untold story [Letters] Onyebuchi A Arah Med J Aust 2007; 186 (12): 659-660.
Seatbelts and the law: how well do we protect Australian children? [Public Health] Katie N Reeve, Yvonne A Zurynski, Elizabeth J Elliott and Lynne Bilston Med J Aust 2007; 186 (12): 635-638.
A case for universal salt iodisation to correct iodine deficiency in pregnancy: another salutary lesson from Tasmania [Research] John R Burgess, Judy A Seal, Georgina M Stilwell, Peter J Reynolds, E Roscoe Taylor and Venkat Parameswaran Med J Aust 2007; 186 (11): 574-576.
Challenges in cancer control in Australia [Editorials] Ian N Olver Med J Aust 2007; 186 (11): 556-557.
The urban–remote divide for Indigenous perinatal outcomes [Maternal and Child Health] Simon Graham, Lisa R Jackson Pulver, Yueping Alex Wang, Paul M Kelly, Paula J Laws, Narelle Grayson and Elizabeth A Sullivan Med J Aust 2007; 186 (10): 509-512.
The lion, the wardrobe and the witch hunt: an alternative take on obesity [Viewpoint] Ruth Colagiuri Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 476-477.
A review of policies on alcohol use during pregnancy in Australia and other English-speaking countries, 2006 [Public Health] Colleen M O'Leary, Louise Heuzenroeder, Elizabeth J Elliott and Carol Bower Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 466-471.
Overweight and obesity from childhood to adulthood: a follow-up of participants in the 1985 Australian Schools Health and Fitness Survey [Research] Alison J Venn, Russell J Thomson, Michael D Schmidt, Verity J Cleland, Beverley A Curry, Hanni C Gennat and Terence Dwyer Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 458-460.
Immunisation coverage in refugee children [Letters] Kylee J Parsons, Maggi Osbourn, David N Durrheim and Murray T Webber Med J Aust 2007; 186 (6): 323.
Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in cars increases the risk of persistent wheeze in adolescents [Letters] Peter D Sly, Marie Deverell, Merci M Kusel and Patrick G Holt Med J Aust 2007; 186 (6): 322.
Folate and vitamin B12 in older Australians [Letters] Victoria Flood and Paul Mitchell Med J Aust 2007; 186 (6): 321-322.
Folic acid and risk of twinning: a systematic review of the recent literature, July 1994 to July 2006 [Systematic Review] Evelyne E Muggli and Jane L Halliday Med J Aust 2007; 186 (5): 243-248.
An outbreak of pulmonary tuberculosis in young Australians [Public Health] Tony D Merritt, Vitali Sintchenko, Peter Jelfs, Margaret Worthing, Brian Robinson, David N Durrheim and Gwendolyn L Gilbert Med J Aust 2007; 186 (5): 240-242.
Nanotechnology: a promising new technology — but how safe? [Nanotechnology] Brian G Priestly, Andrew J Harford and Malcolm R Sim Med J Aust 2007; 186 (4): 187-188.
Influenza vaccine coverage among health care workers in Victorian public hospitals [Research] Ann L Bull, Noleen Bennett, Helen C Pitcher, Philip L Russo and Michael J Richards Med J Aust 2007; 186 (4): 185-186.
Iodine status of Tasmanians following voluntary fortification of bread with iodine [Research] Judy A Seal, Zelda Doyle, John R Burgess, Roscoe Taylor and Angus R Cameron Med J Aust 2007; 186 (2): 69-71.
Obesity, law and personal responsibility [Nutrition and Obesity — Conference Report] Ruth M Armstrong Med J Aust 2007; 186 (1): 20.
Traffic-light food labels [Nutrition and Obesity — Letters] Trevor C Beard, Caryl A Nowson and Malcolm D Riley Med J Aust 2007; 186 (1): 19.
Children's television sub-standards: a call for significant amendments [Nutrition and Obesity — Letters] Bridget P Kelly and Josephine Y Chau Med J Aust 2007; 186 (1): 18.
New Year’s resolution: let’s get rid of excessive food prices in remote Australia [Nutrition and Obesity — Editorial] Karen L Webb and Stephen R Leeder Med J Aust 2007; 186 (1): 7-8.
Promoting community awareness of the link between illicit drugs and mental disorders [Editorials] Anthony F Jorm and Dan I Lubman Med J Aust 2007; 186 (1): 5-6.
The repeating history of objections to the fortification of bread and alcohol: from iron filings to folic acid [Corrections] Hasantha Gunasekera Med J Aust 2006; 185 (9): 528.
Cervical cancer in Australia and the United Kingdom: comparison of screening policy and uptake, and cancer incidence and mortality [Research] Karen Canfell, Freddy Sitas and Valerie Beral Med J Aust 2006; 185 (9): 482-486.
Rotavirus gastroenteritis in the Northern Territory, 1995–2004 [Research] Rosalie Schultz Med J Aust 2006; 185 (7): 354-356.
Rotavirus vaccine — time to act [Editorials] Graeme L Barnes and Ruth F Bishop Med J Aust 2006; 185 (7): 352-353.
The repeating history of objections to the fortification of bread and alcohol: from iron filings to folic acid [Letters] Hasantha Gunasekera Med J Aust 2006; 185 (6): 343-344.
Should medical students be routinely offered BCG vaccination? [For Debate] Maryza Graham, Tanya M Howley, Robert J Pierce and Paul D Johnson Med J Aust 2006; 185 (6): 324-326.
Suicide in the Northern Territory, 1981–2002 [Research] Mary-Anne L Measey, Shu Qin Li, Robert Parker and Zhiqiang Wang Med J Aust 2006; 185 (6): 315-319.
Prevention and treatment of infant and childhood vitamin D deficiency in Australia and New Zealand: a consensus statement [Position Statement] Craig Munns, Margaret R Zacharin, Christine P Rodda, Jennifer A Batch, Ruth Morley, Noel E Cranswick, Maria E Craig, Wayne S Cutfield, Paul L Hofman, Barry J Taylor, Sonia R Grover, Julie A Pasco, David Burgner and Christopher T Cowell Med J Aust 2006; 185 (5): 268-272.
Prevention and treatment of infant and childhood vitamin D deficiency in Australia and New Zealand: a consensus statement [Position Statement] Craig Munns, Margaret R Zacharin, Christine P Rodda, Jennifer A Batch, Ruth Morley, Noel E Cranswick, Maria E Craig, Wayne S Cutfield, Paul L Hofman, Barry J Taylor, Sonia R Grover, Julie A Pasco, David Burgner and Christopher T Cowell Med J Aust 2006; 185 (5): 268-272.
Nutrition surveys or surveillance: one-night stands or a long-term commitment? [Editorials] Karen L Webb, Ingrid H Rutishauser, Geoffrey C Marks, Gregory Masters and Stephen R Leeder Med J Aust 2006; 185 (5): 248-249.
The unstoppable Australian obesity and diabetes juggernaut. What should politicians do? [Editorials] Paul Z Zimmet and W Philip T James Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 187-188.
Medical heat for climate change [Viewpoint] Richard F Kefford Med J Aust 2006; 184 (11): 582.
Leprosy: an uncommon infection with varied presentations [Letters] Sebastiaan J van Hal and Bernard J Hudson Med J Aust 2006; 184 (9): 473-474.
Sideswipe injuries to the elbow in Western Australia [Public Health] Vera Kinzel, Allan P Skirving, Michael N Wren and Rene Zellweger Med J Aust 2006; 184 (9): 447-450.
Effective shade structures [Letters] Kay R Coppa and John S Greenwood Med J Aust 2006; 184 (8): 423.
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme limitations on macrolides: implications for pertussis management [Letters] Kari A J Jarvinen, Bradley J McCall, Clare B Nourse, Joe G McCormack and Martyn H Tilse Med J Aust 2006; 184 (6): 309.
Maternal concern and perceptions of overweight in Australian preschool-aged children [Medicine and the Community] Michele W-C Campbell, Joanne Williams, Anne Hampton and Melissa Wake Med J Aust 2006; 184 (6): 274-277.
Trends in asthma prevalence and population changes in South Australia, 1990–2003 [Medicine and the Community] David H Wilson, Robert J Adams, Graeme Tucker, Sarah Appleton, Anne W Taylor and Richard E Ruffin Med J Aust 2006; 184 (5): 226-229.
Monitoring vaccine reactions in Australia [Editorials] Nicholas Wood and David Isaacs Med J Aust 2006; 184 (4): 150.
Clinicians prescribing exercise: is air pollution a hazard? [Letters] Dorothy L Robinson Med J Aust 2006; 184 (3): 140.
Invasive pneumococcal disease in Indigenous people in north Queensland, 1999–2004 [Research] Jeffrey N Hanna, Jan L Humphreys and Denise M Murphy Med J Aust 2006; 184 (3): 118-121.
Nutrition problems in an obesogenic environment [Clinical Update] Rosemary A Stanton Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 76-79.
Television viewing habits associated with obesity risk factors: a survey of Melbourne schoolchildren [Research] Jo Salmon, Karen J Campbell and David A Crawford Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 64-67.
Pandemics, antiviral stockpiles and biosecurity in Australia: what about the generic option? [Crisis — For Debate] Buddhima Lokuge, Peter Drahos and Warwick Neville Med J Aust 2006; 184 (1): 16-20.
Effective shade structures [Sun, Shadow and Skin Cancer — Viewpoint] David J Turnbull and Alfio V Parisi Med J Aust 2006; 184 (1): 13-15.
“The more I give, the more I receive” [True Stories] David Wilkinson Med J Aust 2005; 183 (11/12): 659-661.
Never say die? [Medicine and Society] Simon Chapman Med J Aust 2005; 183 (11/12): 622-624.
Arsenic in drinking water: a natural killer in Bangladesh and beyond [Editorials] Jack C Ng and Michael R Moore Med J Aust 2005; 183 (11/12): 562-563.
Spinal cord injury register for football: already tackled? [Letters] Jesia G Berry, James E Harrison, Raymond A Cripps and Ruth Marshall || Thomas K F Taylor, David J Carmody, David A Parker, Myles R J Coolican and Robert G Cumming Med J Aust 2005; 183 (10): 550.
Telling you our story: how apology and action relate to health and social problems in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities [Dr Ross Ingram Memorial Essay Competition] Wendy A Hermeston Med J Aust 2005; 183 (9): 479-481.
Adolescents and the media: why don’t paediatricians and parents “get it”? [Risky Times - Editorial] Victor C Strasburger Med J Aust 2005; 183 (8): 425-426.
Life in a time of uncertainty: optimising the health and wellbeing of young Australians [Wellbeing - Viewpoint] Richard M Eckersley, Ani Wierenga and Johanna Wyn Med J Aust 2005; 183 (8): 402-404.
Clinicians prescribing exercise: is air pollution a hazard? [Letters] Chris E Rissel || Louis A du Plessis || James E Sharman Med J Aust 2005; 183 (6): 334-336.
Availability of smokeless tobacco products in south Asian grocery shops in Sydney, 2004 [Letters] Preeti Sachdev and Simon Chapman Med J Aust 2005; 183 (6): 334.
Immunity to diphtheria and tetanus in Australia: a national serosurvey [Research] Heather F Gidding, Josephine L Backhouse, Margaret A Burgess and Gwendolyn L Gilbert Med J Aust 2005; 183 (6): 301-304.
Correction: Reliability of parental reports of head lice in their children [Letters] Megan L Counahan, Ross M Andrews and Rick Speare Med J Aust 2005; 183 (5): 280.
Universal varicella vaccination [Letters] Grant A Mackenzie || Kristine Macartney and Peter McIntyre Med J Aust 2005; 183 (5): 277-279.
A Ministry for the Public's Health: an imperative for disease prevention in the 21st century? [For Debate] Stephen J Corbett Med J Aust 2005; 183 (5): 254-257.
A picture of Australia’s children [Letters] Caroline F Finch || George C Patton, Sharon R Goldfeld, Indrani Pieris-Caldwell, Meredith Bryant and Graham V Vimpani Med J Aust 2005; 183 (4): 223-224.
Effects of asbestos and smoking on gas diffusion in people exposed to crocidolite [Research] Helman S Alfonso, Lin Fritschi, Nicholas H de Klerk, Nola Olsen, Jan Sleith and Arthur (Bill) W Musk Med J Aust 2005; 183 (4): 184-187.
Mainstreaming the metabolic syndrome: a definitive definition [Editorials] Paul Z Zimmet, K George M M Alberti and Jonathan E Shaw Med J Aust 2005; 183 (4): 175-176.
Syphilis: back on the rise, but not unstoppable [Editorials] Christopher K Fairley, Jane S Hocking and Nicholas Medland Med J Aust 2005; 183 (4): 172-173.
Gudair (OJD) vaccine self-inoculation: a case for early debridement [Lessons from Practice] Graeme D Richardson, Ian I Links and Peter A Windsor Med J Aust 2005; 183 (3): 151-152.
Macrophagic myofasciitis associated with vaccine-derived aluminium [Notable Cases] Meena Shingde, James Hughes, Ross Boadle, Edward J Wills and Roger Pamphlett Med J Aust 2005; 183 (03): 145-146.
Is prevention unbalancing general practice? [Reform — Viewpoint] Grant M Russell Med J Aust 2005; 183 (2): 104-105.
Optimal technique for intramuscular injection of infants and toddlers: a randomised trial [The Consultation — Research] Ian F Cook and John Murtagh Med J Aust 2005; 183 (2): 60-63.
Detention for tuberculosis: public health and the law [Letters] Medical Registrar, Respiratory Physician || Ruth M Armstrong and Martin B Van der Weyden Med J Aust 2005; 183 (1): 55-56.
A culture of ill health: public health or Aboriginality? [Dr Ross Ingram Memorial Essay: The first of three finalists’ essays] Chelsea J Bond Med J Aust 2005; 183 (1): 39-41.
Short-term impact of smoking cessation on myocardial infarction and stroke hospitalisations and costs in Australia [Research] Susan F Hurley Med J Aust 2005; 183 (1): 13-17.
Clinicians prescribing exercise: is air pollution a hazard? [Editorials] James E Sharman Med J Aust 2005; 182 (12): 606-607.
Low-carbohydrate diets in Australia: prevalence and public perceptions [Letters] Timothy C Crowe and David Cameron-Smith Med J Aust 2005; 182 (11): 594-595.
Tremor syndrome associated with a fungal toxin: sequelae of food contamination [Notable cases] Peter R Lewis, Michael B Donoghue, Ailsa D Hocking, Lucy Cook and Linda V Granger Med J Aust 2005; 182 (11): 582-584.
Vision loss in Australia [Research] Hugh R Taylor, Jill E Keeffe, Hien T V Vu, Jie Jin Wang, Elena Rochtchina, M Lynne Pezzullo and Paul Mitchell Med J Aust 2005; 182 (11): 565-568.
Should all Australian children be vaccinated against influenza? [Editorials] David Isaacs Med J Aust 2005; 182 (11): 553-554.
Vale — Postcard from the UK [Comment] Martin B Van Der Weyden Med J Aust 2005; 182 (11): 551.
Impact of a collaborative shared antenatal care program for urban Indigenous women: a prospective cohort study [Community Care – Research] Kathryn S Panaretto, Heather M Lee, Melvina R Mitchell, Sarah L Larkins, Vivian Manessis, Petra G Buettner and David Watson Med J Aust 2005; 182 (10): 514-519.
Prevalence of colonisation with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) among haemodialysis outpatients in Victoria: implications for screening [Letters] Laurelle J Burrell, Elizabeth A Grabsch, Alexander A Padiglione and M Lindsay Grayson Med J Aust 2005; 182 (9): 492.
Communicating prostate cancer risk: what should we be telling our patients? [For debate] Peter D Baade, Suzanne K Steginga, Carole B Pinnock and Joanne F Aitken Med J Aust 2005; 182 (9): 472-475.
A picture of Australia’s children [Editorials] George C Patton, Sharon R Goldfeld, Indrani Pieris-Caldwell, Meredith Bryant and Graham V Vimpani Med J Aust 2005; 182 (9): 437-438.
Bound for Sydney town: health surveillance on international cruise vessels visiting the Port of Sydney [Public Health] Mark J Ferson and Kelly-Anne Ressler Med J Aust 2005; 182 (8): 391-394.
Advances in childhood leukaemia [Letters] Bruce Hocking || David S Ziegler, Luciano Dalla Pozza, Keith D Waters and Glenn M Marshall Med J Aust 2005; 182 (7): 364-365.
Child pedestrian safety: the role of behavioural science [Editorials] Donna S Cross and Margaret R Hall Med J Aust 2005; 182 (7): 318-319.
Stage at diagnosis and cancer survival for Indigenous Australians in the Northern Territory [Research] John R Condon, Tony Barnes, Bruce K Armstrong, Sid Selva-Nayagam and J Mark Elwood Med J Aust 2005; 182 (6): 277-280.
The tsunami of tuberculosis [Editorials] Ivan Bastian Med J Aust 2005; 182 (6): 263-264.
Notifications of imported malaria in Western Australia, 1990–2001: incidence, associated factors and chemoprophylaxis [Public Health] Donnetta M Charles, Julie Hart, Wendy A Davis, Eleanor Sullivan, Gary K Dowse and Timothy M E Davis Med J Aust 2005; 182 (4):164-167.
Reliability of parental reports of head lice in their children [Letters] Megan L Counahan, Ross M Andrews and Rick Speare Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3):137-138.
3. Management and prevention of obesity and its complications in children and adolescents [MJA practice essentials – paediatrics] Jennifer A Batch and Louise A Baur Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3):130-135.
Steering in the right direction? Young drivers and road trauma [Editorials] Mark R Stevenson Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3):102-103.
Biobank: who’d bank on it? [Postcard from the UK] Konrad Jamrozik, David P Weller and Richard F Heller Med J Aust 2005; 182 (2): 56-57.
A new integrated vision of how to prevent harmful drug use [Editorials] Wendy M Loxley, John W Toumbourou and Timothy R Stockwell Med J Aust 2005; 182 (2): 54-55.
Are current playground safety standards adequate for preventing arm fractures? [Letters] Ailsa Goulding, Andrea M Grant and Peter L Davidson || Shauna Sherker and Joan Ozanne-Smith Med J Aust 2005; 182 (1): 46-47.
Audit of prescribed nicotine replacement therapy to hospital inpatients who smoke [Letters] Barbara A Hawkshaw and Yeqin Zuo Med J Aust 2005; 182 (1): 43-44.
Varicella seroprevalence and vaccine uptake in preschool children [Letters] Gwendolyn L Gilbert, Heather F Gidding, Josephine Backhouse and Peter B McIntyre Med J Aust 2005; 182 (1): 42.
Immunisation at the crossroads: 9th National Immunisation/1st Asia–Pacific Vaccine Preventable Diseases Conference [Conference report] Peter B McIntyre, Heath A Kelly and E Kim Mulholland Med J Aust 2005; 182 (1): 15-16.
Reactive arthritis and vasculitis in a child due to Ross River virus infection [Letters] Kynan T Feeney, Kevin J Murray, Amanda J Whittle and Gary K Dowse Med J Aust 2004; 181 (11/12): 710.
Irukandji syndrome in northern Western Australia: an emerging health problem [Bites and stings] Conrad J Macrokanis, Nicole L Hall and Jacki K Mein Med J Aust 2004; 181 (11/12): 699-702.
Climate and government: weather, health and electoral outcome [Christmas offerings] Rosemary Aldrich Med J Aust 2004; 181 (11/12): 675-676.
Smoking status of 132 176 people advertising on a dating website [Christmas offerings] Simon Chapman, Melanie A Wakefield and Sarah J Durkin Med J Aust 2004; 181 (11/12): 672-674.
An accidental career in a new discipline [Power of One] Helen P Beange Med J Aust 2004; 181 (11/12): 620-622.
Inequity in child health: what are the sustainable Pacific solutions? [South Pacific] Trevor Duke Med J Aust 2004; 181 (11/12): 612-614.
Pertussis vaccination for new parents? [Letters] Brad J McCall, Rod P Davison, Michael D Nissen and Clare B Nourse Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 578.
Atkins and the new diet revolution: is it really time for regimen change? [Editorials] Malcolm D Riley and John Coveney Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 526-527.
The obesity epidemic: both energy intake and physical activity contribute [Viewpoint] Christina O Stubbs and Amanda J Lee Med J Aust 2004; 181 (9): 489-491.
Impact of hepatitis A vaccination of Indigenous children on notifications of hepatitis A in north Queensland [Public Health] Jeffrey N Hanna, Susan L Hills and Jan L Humphreys Med J Aust 2004; 181 (9): 482-485.
Age-related macular degeneration and its possible prevention [Editorials] Ian J Constable Med J Aust 2004; 181 (9): 471-472.
Management of obesity [Letters] Gordon RW Davies || RayC McHenry, RichardW Gilhome and Chris Hensman || Huy A Tran || Joseph Proietto and Louise A Baur Med J Aust 2004; 181 (8): 461-462.
New recommendation on Japanese encephalitis vaccination for travellers to Papua New Guinea [Letters] George L Rubin and Jeanette H Baird, on behalf of the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) Med J Aust 2004; 181 : 283.
Japanese encephalitis acquired near Port Moresby: implications for residents and travellers to Papua New Guinea [Letters] Joshua P Hanson, Carmel T Taylor, Ann R Richards, Ina L Smith and Craig S Boutlis Med J Aust 2004; 181: 282.
Time to legislate for fire-safe cigarettes in Australia [Editorial] Simon Chapman and Antony Balmain Med J Aust 2004; 181 (6): 292-293.
Passive smoking and breast cancer: is the evidence for cause now convincing? [Editorials] J Mark Elwood and Robert C Burton Med J Aust 2004; 181 (5): 236-237.
Smoking and pregnancy [Letters] Jessica H Ford and Annette J Dobson Med J Aust 2004; 181 (5): 285-286.
Mobile phone interference with medical equipment and its clinical relevance: a systematic review [Systematic review] Nathan Lawrentschuk and Damien M Bolton Med J Aust 2004; 181 (3): 145-149.
UK health inequalities: the class system is alive and well [Postcard from the UK] Richard F Heller, David P Weller, Konrad Jamrozik Med J Aust 2004; 181 (3): 128.
Medical registry governance and patient privacy [Editorial or commentary] Owen D Williamson, Peter A Cameron and John J McNeil Med J Aust 2004; 181 (3): 125-126.
Good for your heart but bad for your baby? [Editorials] Hilary J Bambrick and Tord E Kjellström Med J Aust 2004; 181 (2): 61-62.
Influenza outbreaks in aged-care facilities: staff vaccination and the emerging use of antiviral therapy [Lessons from Practice] Rebecca J Guy, Richard Di Natale, Heath A Kelly, Stephen B Lambert, Sean Tobin, Priscilla M Robinson, Graham Tallis and Alan W Hampson Med J Aust 2004; 180 (12): 640-642.
Incidence of hip fracture in New South Wales: are our efforts having an effect? [Public Health] Soufiane Boufous, Caroline F Finch and Stephen R Lord Med J Aust 2004; 180 (12): 623-626.
Remoteness of residence and survival from cancer in New South Wales [Research] Katharine E Jong, David P Smith, Xue Q Yu, Dianne L O’Connell, David Goldstein and Bruce K Armstrong Med J Aust 2004; 180 (12): 618-622.
Detention for tuberculosis: public health and the law [Public Health] Sanjaya N Senanayake and Mark J Ferson Med J Aust 2004; 180 (11): 573-576.
An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at the Melbourne Aquarium, April 2000: investigation and case–control studies [Public health] Jane E Greig, John A Carnie, Graham F Tallis, Norbert J Ryan, Agnes G Tan, Ian R Gordon, Bernard Zwolak, Jennie A Leydon, Charles S Guest and William G Hart Med J Aust 2004; 180 (11): 566-572.
Are current playground safety standards adequate for preventing arm fractures? [Public Health] Shauna Sherker and Joan Ozanne-Smith Med J Aust 2004; 180 (11): 562-565.
In search of sustainability [Conference Report] Nick J Towle Med J Aust 2004; 180 (11): 556-557.
El Niño Southern Oscillation and the transmission of hepatitis A virus in Australia [Letters] Wenbiao Hu, Anthony J McMichael and Shilu Tong Med J Aust 2004; 180 (9): 487-488.
Overweight and obesity in Australia: the 1999–2000 Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab) [Correction] Adrian J Cameron, Timothy A Welborn, Paul Z Zimmet, David W Dunstan, Neville Owen, Jo Salmon, Marita Dalton, Damien Jolley and Jonathan E Shaw Med J Aust 2004; 180 (8): 418.
Alternative water sources and reuse: what are the public health issues? [Editorials] Teresa Z Mitakakis, Martha I Sinclair and Karin Leder Med J Aust 2004; 180 (6): 260-261.
Border screening for SARS in Australia: what has been learnt? [Public Health] Gina Samaan, Mahomed Patel, Jenean Spencer and Leslee Roberts Med J Aust 2004; 180 (5): 220-223.
Control of genital chlamydial infection in the Kimberley region of Western Australia [Letters] Donna B Mak, Graeme H Johnson, Lewis J Marshall and Jacqueline K Mein Med J Aust 2004; 180 (1): 45.
Mobile telephone use among Melbourne drivers: a preventable exposure to injury risk [Letters] Suzanne P McEvoy and Mark R Stevenson Med J Aust 2004; 180 (1): 43-45.
“SunSmart Plus”: the more informed use of sunscreens [ For Debate ] Stephen R D Taylor Med J Aust 2004; 180 (1) : 36-37.
Waist–hip ratio is the dominant risk factor predicting cardiovascular death in Australia [Weighty Issues] Timothy A Welborn, Satvinder S Dhaliwal and Stanley A Bennett Med J Aust 2003; 179 (11/12): 580-585.
Snowballing obesity: Australians will get run over if they just sit there [Weighty Issues] John C Catford and Ian D Caterson Med J Aust 2003; 179 (11/12): 577-579.
Wealth, poverty and climate change [Editorials] Kirk R Smith Med J Aust 2003; 179 (11/12): 571-572.
A financial case to enable state health jurisdictions to invest in tobacco control [For Debate] Seham T Girgis and Jeanette E Ward Med J Aust 2003; 179 (10): 539-542.
A financial case to enable state health jurisdictions to invest in tobacco control [For Debate] Seham T Girgis and Jeanette E Ward Med J Aust 2003; 179 (10): 539-542.
NSW Alcohol Summit: getting a better grip on our favourite drug [Conference report] Paul S Haber, Katherine M Conigrave and Alex D Wodak Med J Aust 2003; 179 (10): 521-522.
Pet ownership and risk factors for cardiovascular disease: another look [Research] Ruth A Parslow and Anthony F Jorm Med J Aust 2003; 179 (9): 466-468.
Pet ownership: good for health? [Editorials] Bruce Headey Med J Aust 2003; 179 (9): 460-461.
Heart failure: how can we prevent the epidemic? [For Debate] Duncan J Campbell Med J Aust 2003; 179 (8): 422-425.
Evidence and information for health policy: a decade of change [Editorials] Alan D Lopez Med J Aust 2003; 179 (8): 396-397.
Telephone counselling as an adjunct to nicotine patches in smoking cessation: a randomised controlled trial [Public Health] Zane R Macleod, Margaret A Charles, Veronica C Arnaldi and Ian M Adams Med J Aust 2003; 179 (7): 349-352.
New driving guidelines: ethical and legal uncertainties [Letters] Andrew B Black and Samuel F Berkovic Med J Aust 2003; 179 (6): 327-328.
New medical standards for commercial and private vehicle drivers [Editorials] Bruce Hocking and Fiona Landgren Med J Aust 2003; 179 (6): 276-277.
Australia confronts the challenge of chronic disease [Editorials] Paul F Gross, Stephen R Leeder and Milton J Lewis Med J Aust 2003; 179 (5): 233-234.
Targeted approaches for reducing inequities in chronic disease [Editorials] Andrew J Wilson, Brian F Oldenburg and Alan D Lopez Med J Aust 2003; 179 (5): 231-232.
Outbreak of influenza-like illness related to air travel [Letters] Andrew G Marsden Med J Aust 2003; 179 (3): 172-173.
Mobile telephone use among Melbourne drivers: a preventable exposure to injury risk [Public Health] David McD Taylor, Dianne M Bennett, Michael Carter and Devinder Garewal Med J Aust 2003; 179 (3): 140-142.
Physical activity is important, but can it be promoted in general practice? [Editorials] Ben J Smith, Elizabeth G Eakin and Adrian E Bauman Med J Aust 2003; 179 (2): 70-71.
Hepatitis C transmission and HIV post-exposure prophylaxis after needle- and syringe-sharing in Australian prisons [Research] Belinda G O'Sullivan, Michael H Levy, Kate A Dolan, Jeffrey J Post, Sharon G Barton, Dominic E Dwyer, John M Kaldor and Andrew E Grulich Med J Aust 2003; 178 (11): 546-549.
Overweight and obesity in Australia: the 1999–2000 Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab) [Research] Adrian J Cameron, Timothy A Welborn, Paul Z Zimmet, David W Dunstan, Neville Owen, Jo Salmon, Marita Dalton, Damien Jolley and Jonathan E Shaw Med J Aust 2003; 178 (9): 427-432.
Hepatitis risk and vaccination among Australian travellers overseas [Letters] Nicholas A Zwar Med J Aust 2003; 178 (9): 469-470.
Effect of warming adult diphtheria–tetanus vaccine on discomfort after injection: a randomised controlled trial [Research] Matthew J Maiden, Gregory N Benton and Russell A Bourne Med J Aust 2003; 178 (9): 433-436.
Childhood obesity: modernity's scourge [Editorials] Elizabeth B Waters and Louise A Baur Med J Aust 2003; 178 (9): 422-423.
Kava hepatotoxicity with Western herbal products: does it occur with traditional kava use? [Editorials] Bart J Currie and Alan R Clough Med J Aust 2003; 178 (9): 421-422.
Beware the zebra [Letters] Pedita S Rowe Med J Aust 2003; 178 (7): 360.
Air pollution and its health impacts: the changing panorama [Letters] Louis A du Plessis Med J Aust 2003; 178 (7): 359-360.
Tobacco control in Australia: what aren't you doing and why aren't you doing it? [Editorials] Dileep G Bal, Donald O Lyman and David F Veneziano Med J Aust 2003; 178 (7): 313-314.
Refusal of parents to vaccinate: dereliction of duty or legitimate personal choice? [Editorials] Peter B McIntyre, Alison H Williams and Julie E Leask Med J Aust 2003; 178 (4): 150-151.
Water and the environment: a natural resource or a limited luxury? [Correction] Karin Leder, Martha I Sinclair and John J McNeil Med J Aust 2003; 178 (3): 142.
In reply: Injury caused by baby walkers [Letters] Peter G Thompson Med J Aust 2003; 178 (2): 92.
Working with funding agencies in the delivery of healthcare in the Asia Pacific region [Global health] Mu Li and Creswell J Eastman Med J Aust 2003; 178 (1): 13-16.
West Nile virus: is there a message for Australia? [Editorials] John S Mackenzie, David W Smith and Roy A Hall Med J Aust 2003; 178 (1): 5-6.
Indigenous health: chronically inadequate responses to damning statistics [Crisis] Ian T Ring and Ngaire Brown Med J Aust 2002; 177 (11): 629-631.
Upsizing Australia's waistline: the dangers of "meal deals" [Letters] David Cameron-Smith, Shane A Bilsborough and Timothy C Crowe Med J Aust 2002; 177 (11/12): 686.
Agent of change: more than "a nuisance to the tobacco industry" [The Power of One] Simon Chapman Med J Aust 2002; 177 (11/12): 661-633.
Sojourn in Sweden: a GP activist goes to jail [Crisis] Elizabeth D Rickman Med J Aust 2002; 177 (11/12): 627-628.
Foodborne disease in the new millennium: out of the frying pan and into the fire? [Protecting the Planet] Gillian V Hall, Rennie M D'Souza and Martyn D Kirk Med J Aust 2002; 177 (11/12): 614-618.
Water and the environment: a natural resource or a limited luxury? [Protecting the planet] Karin Leder, Martha I Sinclair and John J McNeil Med J Aust 2002; 177 (11/12): 609-613.
Air pollution and its health impacts: the changing panorama [Protecting the planet] Tord E Kjellstrom, Anne Neller and Rod W Simpson Med J Aust 2002; 177 (11/12): 604-608.
The soiled environment: bubble, bubble, soil in trouble [Protecting the Planet] Andrew J Langley Med J Aust 2002; 177 (11/12): 599-603.
Ultraviolet radiation and health: friend and foe [Protecting the Planet] Robyn M Lucas and Anne-Louise Ponsonby Med J Aust 2002; 177 (11/12): 594-598.
The motor car and public health: are we exhausting the environment? [Protecting the Planet] Alistair Woodward, Simon Hales and Sarah E Hill Med J Aust 2002; 177 (11/12): 592-593.
Climate change and human health: what do we know? [Protecting the Planet] Anthony J McMichael and Rosalie E Woodruff Med J Aust 2002; 177 (11/12): 590-591.
Endemic invasive amoebiasis in northern Australia [Public Health] James S McCarthy, David Peacock, Kevin P Trown, Patrick Bade, William A Petri Jr and Bart J Currie Med J Aust 2002; 177 (10): 570.
Natural history of Ross River virus-induced epidemic polyarthritis [Research] Andrea D Mylonas, Allison M Brown, Tracy L Carthew, Barry McGrath, David M Purdie, Nirmala Pandeya, Philip C Vecchio, Louisa G Collins, Ian D Gardner, Ferdinandus J de Looze, Elizabeth J Reymond and Andreas Suhrbier Med J Aust 2002; 177 (7): 356-360.
Ross River virus disease in tropical Queensland: evolution of rheumatic manifestations in an inception cohort followed for six months [Research] David Harley, David Bossingham, David M Purdie, Nirmala Pandeya and Adrian C Sleigh Med J Aust 2002; 177 (7): 352-355.
Cervical screening: time to change the policy [Letters] Ibrahim M Zardawi Med J Aust 2002; 177 (6): 332-333.
Broadening the focus of research into the health of Indigenous Australians [Editorials] V Judy Atkinson, Jenny Graham, Gloria Pettit and Liz Lewis Med J Aust 2002; 177 (6): 286-287.
Screening mammography and mortality [Letters] Ian R Gough Med J Aust 2002; 177 (5): 333-333.
Short-term effectiveness of bupropion for assisting smoking cessation in general practice [Letters] Nicholas A Zwar, Alia Nasser, , Elizabeth J Comino and Robyn L Richmond Med J Aust 2002; 177 (5): 277-278.
Malaria vaccines [Editorials] Graham V Brown and John C Reeder Med J Aust 2002; 177 (5): 230-231.
Risks and benefits of postmenopausal combined hormone replacement therapy [Editorials] Martin HN Tattersall Med J Aust 2002; 177 (4): 173-174.
Current prescribing patterns of bupropion in Australia [Letters] Christopher M Doran, Anthony P Shakeshaft, Jennifer A Gates, Julia E Fawcett and Richard P Mattick Med J Aust 2002; 177 (3): 162.
Cancer control and the National Cancer Control Initiative [Editorials] J Mark Elwood and Paul D Ireland Med J Aust 2002; 177 (3): 127-128.
Recommendations for lightning protection in sport [Public Health] Michael Makdissi and Peter Brukner Med J Aust 2002; 177 (1): 35-37.
The control of meningococcal disease [Editorials] Robert G Hall Med J Aust 2002; 176 (12): 573-574.
6: Sexually transmitted infections: new diagnostic approaches and treatments [MJA Practice Essentials — Infectious Diseases] Francis J Bowden, Sepehr N Tabrizi, Suzanne M Garland and Christopher K Fairley Med J Aust 2002; 176 (11): 551-557.
6: Sexually transmitted infections: new diagnostic approaches and treatments [MJA Practice Essentials — Infectious Diseases] Francis J Bowden, Sepehr N Tabrizi, Suzanne M Garland and Christopher K Fairley Med J Aust 2002; 176 (11): 551-557.
Exposure to bushfire smoke and asthma: an ecological study [Research] Fay H Johnston, Anne M Kavanagh, David M J S Bowman and Randall K Scott Med J Aust 2002; 176 (11): 535-538.
Fire ants in Australia: a new medical and ecological hazard [Editorials] Keith I McCubbin and John M Weiner Med J Aust 2002; 176 (11): 518-519.
Bushfires, air pollution and asthma [Editorials] Peter R Lewis and Stephen J Corbett Med J Aust 2002; 176 (11): 517.
Biological agents as weapons 1: smallpox and botulism [Clinical Update] Michael Whitby, Alan C Street, Tilman A Ruff and Frank Fenner Med J Aust 2002; 176 (9): 431-433.
Benefits, harms and costs of screening mammography in women 70 years and over: a systematic review [Systematic review] Alexandra L Barratt, Les M Irwig, Paul P Glasziou, Glenn P Salkeld and Nehmat Houssami Med J Aust 2002; 176 (6): 266-271.
Bioterrorism in Australia [Editorials] Richard A Smallwood, Angela Merianos and John D Mathews Med J Aust 2002; 176 (6): 251-252.
Is it worth screening women over 70 for breast cancer — or indeed any women? [Editorials] Alan Rodger Med J Aust 2002; 176 (6): 247-248.
Measles transmission in healthcare settings in Australia [Editorial] Heath A Kelly, Michaela A Riddell and Ross M Andrews Med J Aust 2002; 176 (2): 45-51.
Public and environmental health [Medicine] Fran E Baum and Helen Keleher Med J Aust 2002; 176 (1): 36.
Environment, sustainability and health: the learning curve steepens [Editoral] Anthony J McMichael Med J Aust 2001; 175: 569-570
Books as carriers of disease [Hazards and help in communications] Mark J Ferson Med J Aust 2001; 175: 663-664
Outbreak of caterpillar dermatitis caused by airborne hairs of the mistletoe browntail moth (Euproctis edwardsi) [Bites and stings] Corrine R Balit, Helen C Ptolemy, Merilyn J Geary, Richard C Russell and Geoffrey K Isbister Med J Aust 2001; 175: 641-643
Estimating historical changes in physical activity levels [Fitness and fads] Garry J Egger, Neeltje Vogels and Klaas R Westerterp Med J Aust 2001; 175: 635-636
The epidemiology of dog walking: an unmet need for human and canine health [Fitness and fads] Adrian E Bauman, Schroeder J Russell, Susan E Furber and Annette J Dobson Med J Aust 2001; 175: 632-634
The Menzies Centre for Population Health Research [The research enterprise] Terence Dwyer Med J Aust 2001; 175: 617-620
Horse-related injuries in children [Childhood injuries] Andrew J A Holland, Gerard T Roy, Valapha Goh, Frank I Ross, John P Keneally and Daniel T Cass Med J Aust 2001; 175: 609-612
Preventing children drowning in Australia [Childhood injuries] W Robert Pitt and Danny T Cass Med J Aust 2001; 175: 603-604
Screening for conditions of public health importance in people arriving in Australia by boat without authority [Asylum seekers and healthcare] Kathleen King and Peter Vodicka Med J Aust 2001; 175: 600-602
Household infrastructure in Aboriginal communities and the implications for health improvement [Indigenous Health] Ross S Bailie and Myfanwy J Runcie Med J Aust 2001; 175: 363-366
Losing the battle of the bulge: causes and consequences of increasing obesity [Viewpoint] Richard M Eckersley Med J Aust 2001; 174: 590-592
Has the ban on smoking in New South Wales restaurants worked? A comparison of restaurants in Sydney and Melbourne [Public Health] Simon Chapman, Ron Borland and Anita Lal Med J Aust 2001; 174: 512-515
Iron deficiency in Australian-born children of Arabic background in central Sydney [Research] Margaret A Karr, Michael Mira, Garth Alperstein, Samia Labib, Boyd H Webster, Ahti T Lammi and Patricia Beal Med J Aust 2001; 174: 165-168
Use of fake tanning lotions in the South Australian population [Research] Kerri R Beckmann, Barbara A Kirke, Kieran A McCaul and David M Roder Med J Aust 2001; 174: 75-78
Malaria in the Australian Defence Force during and after participation in the International Force in East Timor (INTERFET) [Responding to Crisis] Scott J Kitchener, Alyson M Auliff and Karl H Rieckmann Med J Aust 2000; 173: 583-585
XIII International AIDS Conference, Durban, 9-14 July, 2000 [Conference Report] John B Ziegler and Rosemary A Ffrench Med J Aust 2000; 173: 572-574
How many dependent heroin users are there in Australia? [Public Health] Wayne D Hall, Joanne E Ross, Michael T Lynskey, Matthew G Law and Louisa J Degenhardt Med J Aust 2000; 173: 528-531
Domestic violence [Editorial] Beverley Raphael Med J Aust 2000; 173: 513-514
Domestic violence in Australia: definition, prevalence and nature of presentation in clinical practice [Medicine and the Community] Kelsey Hegarty, Elizabeth D Hindmarsh and Marisa T Gilles Med J Aust 2000; 173: 363-367
Monitoring acute diseases during the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games [Olympic Games] Sarah V Thackway, Valerie C Delpech, Louisa R Jorm, Jeremy M McAnulty and Maria Visotina Med J Aust 2000; 173: 318-321
Monitoring acute diseases during the Sydney 2000 Olympic <\n>and Paralympic Games [Olympic Games] Delpech, Louisa R Jorm, Jeremy M McAnulty and Maria Visotina Med J Aust 1998; 169: 318-321
The New South Wales Drug Summit: a view from a local foreign observer [Personal Perspective] Jeffrey H Samet Med J Aust 2000; 173: 264-265
SIDS: facts and controversies [Editorial] Ed A Mitchell Med J Aust 2000; 173: 173-174
Australian bat lyssavirus infection: a second human case, with a long incubation period [Notable Cases] Jeffrey N Hanna, Ian K Carney, Greg A Smith, Anthony E G Tannenberg, Joseph E Deverill, John A Botha, Ina L Serafin, Bruce J Harrower, Peter F Fitzpatrick and Jeffrey W Searle Med J Aust 2000; 172: 597-599
HIV and AIDS in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: 1992-1998 [Research] Jillian A Guthrie, Gregory J Dore, Ann M McDonald and John M Kaldor Med J Aust 2000; 172: 266-269
Enhanced measles surveillance during an interepidemic period in Victoria [Public Health] Stephen B Lambert, Heath A Kelly, Ross M Andrews, Mike C Catton, Pauline A Lynch, Jennie A Leydon, Debbie K Gercovich, Geoffrey G Hogg, Melissa L Morgan and Rosemary A Lester Med J Aust 2000; 172: 114-118
Measles in an era of measles control [Editorials] Peter B McIntyre, Heather F Gidding, Gwendolyn L Gilbert Med J Aust 2000; 172: 103-104
The burden of disease and injury in Australia: time for action [Editorial] Martin B Van Der Weyden Med J Aust 1999; 171: 581-582
Exotic myiasis with Lund's fly (Cordylobia rodhaini) [Bites and Sting] Merilyn J Geary, Bernard J Hudson, Richard C Russell and Andrew Hardy Med J Aust 1999; 171: 654-655
Funnel-web spider (Hadronyche infensa) envenomations in coastal south-east Queensland [Bites and Stings] Anthony P Harrington, Robert J Raven, Paul C Bowe, Gabrielle M Hawdon and Kenneth D Winkel Med J Aust 1999; 171: 651-653
Patterns of drowning in Australia, 1992-1997 [Water Hazards] Ian J Mackie Med J Aust 1999; 171: 587-590
Health online: the future isn't what it used to be [Clinical Practice] Peter M Yellowlees and Peter M Brooks Med J Aust 1999; 171: 522-525
Preventing stroke: what is the real progress? [Editorial] Graeme J Hankey Med J Aust 1999; 171: 285-286
The health of Australia's mothers and babies [Editorial] Paul A L Lancaster Med J Aust 1996; 164: 198-199
Caring for a vulnerable population [Viewpoint] Helen P Beange Med J Aust 1996; 164: 159-160
Transmission of hepatitis C within Australian prisons [Notable Case] Paul S Haber, Sandra J Parsons, Susan E Harper, Peter A White, William D Rawlinson and Andrew R Lloyd Med J Aust 1999; 171: 31-33
HIV transmission in a prison system in an Australian State [Research] Kate A Dolan and Alex Wodak Med J Aust 1999; 171: 14-17
Australian prisons are still health risks [Editorial] Michael H Levy Med J Aust 1999; 171: 7-8
Modifying use of pathology services [Editorial] Robert A J Conyers Med J Aust 1999; 170: 8-9
Outdoor air pollution and children�s respiratory symptoms in the steel cities of New South Wales Victoria J Westley-Wise, Trevor Dunn and Dennis Calvert Med J Aust 1998; 169: 459-463
Protozoa in drinking water: is legislation the best answer? [Editorial] Martha I Sinclair, Christopher K Fairley, Margaret E Hellard Med J Aust 1998; 169: 296-297
Rethinking contraindications to vaccination [Editorial] Margaret A Burgess, Peter B McIntyre, Timothy C Heath Med J Aust 1998; 168: 476-477
Collateral damage from alcohol abuse: the enormous costs to Australia [Editorial] Yen F Tai, John B Saunders, David S Celermajer Med J Aust 1998; 168: 6-7
Mapping Australia's basic research in the medical and health sciences [The research enterprise] Paul F Bourke and Linda Butler Med J Aust 1997; 167: 610-613
Medical and public health services at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games: an overview [Olympic medicine] Richard J Brennan, Mark E Keim, Trueman W Sharp, Scott F Wetterhall, R Joel Williams, Edward L Baker, John D Cantwell, Scott R Lillibridge Med J Aust 1997; 167: 595-598
Forty years of plotting for public health [The power of one] Nigel J Gray Med J Aust 1997; 167: 587-589
Driving and dementia: a cause for concern [Mental health in the aged] Peter S Lipski Med J Aust 1997; 167: 453-454
Public health and politics: the demise of the ACT heroin trial [Editorials] Alex D Wodak Med J Aust 1997; 167: 348-349
The public health impact of dog attacks in a major Australian city [Research] Peter G Thompson Med J Aust 1997; 167: 129-132
Hepatitis C transmission on the north coast of New South Wales: explaining the unexplained [Research] Tim J Sladden, Alan R Hickey, Therese M Dunn, John R Beard Med J Aust 1997; 166: 290
Hepatitis C: waiting for the Grim Reaper [Editorials] Alex Wodak Med J Aust 1997; 166: 284
Mental health literacy: a survey of the public's ability to recognise mental disorders and their beliefs about the effectiveness of treatment [Research] Anthony F Jorm, Ailsa E Korten, Patricia A Jacomb, Helen Christensen, Bryan Rodgers, Penelope Pollitt Med J Aust 1997; 166: 182
Outbreak of cryptosporidiosis linked to an indoor swimming pool [Water hazards] Jennifer M Lemmon, Jeremy M McAnulty, Jason Bawden-Smith Med J Aust 1996; 165: 613
Vaccine-preventable childhood diseases in Australia [Editorials] Gavin W Frost, Monica Johns Med J Aust 1996; 164: 61-62
Housing, health, heroes and philanthropy: Australia’s Healthabitat wins the 2011 World Habitat Award [Christmas crackers — Reflection] Charles S Guest Med J Aust 2011; 195 (11/12): 726-727.
Fit for purpose: Australia’s National Fitness Campaign [Reflections – History] Julie A Collins and Peter Lekkas Med J Aust 2011; 195 (11/12): 714-716.
Propeller and jet-ski injuries during Christmas and New Year in Western Australia [Case reports] Hemant Garg, Reto Twerenbold and Rene Zellweger Med J Aust 2011; 195 (11/12): 704-705.
Original sound compositions reduce anxiety in emergency department patients: a randomised controlled trial [Research] Tracey J Weiland, George A Jelinek, Keely E Macarow, Philip Samartzis, David M Brown, Elizabeth M Grierson and Craig Winter Med J Aust 2011; 195 (11/12): 694-698.
Secular changes in sleep duration among Australian adults, 1992–2006 [Research] Yu Sun Bin, Nathaniel S Marshall and Nicholas S Glozier Med J Aust 2011; 195 (11/12): 670-672.
Doctors and global health: tips for medical students and junior doctors [Perspectives] Jeffrey J Leow, Daryl R Cheng and Frederick M Burkle, Jr Med J Aust 2011; 195 (11/12): 657-659.
Closing the Gap and Indigenous housing [Perspectives] Elizabeth L McDonald Med J Aust 2011; 195 (11/12): 652-653.
Lifetime costs of tobacco smoking [Letters] C Ross Philpot Med J Aust 2010; 193 (11/12): 713.
Deconstructing cancer: what makes a good-quality news story? [Medicine and the Media] Amanda J Wilson, Billie Bonevski, Alison L Jones and David A Henry Med J Aust 2010; 193 (11/12): 702-706.
Toponymous diseases of Australia [Australiana] Ranil D Appuhamy, Jan Tent and John S Mackenzie Med J Aust 2010; 193 (11/12): 642-646.
On our selection: Australian longitudinal research studies [Research Enterprise] Ann T Gregory, Ruth M Armstrong, Tanya D Grassi, Bronwyn Gaut and Martin B Van Der Weyden Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 650-657.
Health and human security in West Papua [The Whole Wide World] Susan J Rees, Remco van de Pas, Derrick Silove and Moses Kareth Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 641-643.
Phone use and crashes while driving: a representative survey of drivers in two Australian states [Modern Lifestyle — Research] Suzanne P McEvoy, Mark R Stevenson and Mark Woodward Med J Aust 2006; 185 (11/12): 630-634.
Preventing traffic accidents by mobile phone users [Modern Lifestyle — Editorial] Michael Regan Med J Aust 2006; 185 (11/12): 628-629.
Refugees in Australia: changing faces, changing needs [Refugee Health — Editorial] Mitchell M Smith Med J Aust 2006; 185 (11/12): 587-588.
Waist–hip ratio is the dominant risk factor predicting cardiovascular death in Australia [Weighty Issues] Timothy A Welborn, Satvinder S Dhaliwal and Stanley A Bennett Med J Aust 2003; 179 (11/12): 580-585.
Reaching out with a hand of help [Power of One] Phoebe C M Williams Med J Aust ; 187 (11/12): 681-683.
Mitigating the health impacts of a natural disaster — the June 2007 long-weekend storm in the Hunter region of New South Wales [Crisis] Michelle A Cretikos, Tony D Merritt, Kelly Main, Keith Eastwood, Linda Winn, Lucille Moran and David N Durrheim Med J Aust ; 187 (11/12): 670-673.
Personal carbon trading: a potential “stealth intervention” for obesity reduction? [The World Today — Letters] Barry N J Walters || Garry Egger Med J Aust ; 187 (11/12): 668.
Morbidity and mortality during heatwaves in metropolitan Adelaide [The World Today — Research] Monika Nitschke, Graeme R Tucker and Peng Bi Med J Aust ; 187 (11/12): 662-665.
The way we live in our cities [The World Today] Anthony G Capon Med J Aust ; 187 (11/12): 658-661.
Can food and beverage companies help improve population health? Some insights from PepsiCo [The World Today] Derek Yach, Antonio Lucio and Carlos Barroso Med J Aust ; 187 (11/12): 656-657.
What are governments for? [The World Today] Martin McKee and Ruth Colagiuri Med J Aust ; 187 (11/12): 654-655.
The Oxford Health Alliance: a risky business? [The World Today] Ruth Colagiuri, Stig Pramming and Stephen R Leeder Med J Aust ; 187 (11/12): 652-653.
The Northern Territory Emergency Response: a chance to heal Australia’s worst sore [Northern Territory Intervention] William J H Glasson Med J Aust ; 187 (11/12): 614-616.