eMJA: Contents - 15 May 2006

Contents

15 May 2006

Editorials

Indigenous health: burden or opportunity?
Louis G Peachey, Kristin E McBain and Ruth M Armstrong — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 483-484.

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Strengthening cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Noel E Hayman, Mark Wenitong, Jenny A Zangger and Elizabeth M Hall — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 485-486.

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Better late than never: a national approach to trachoma control
Donna B Mak — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 487-488.

Health Inequalities

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Causes of inequality in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in the Northern Territory, 1981–2000: a decomposition analysis
Yuejen Zhao and Karen Dempsey — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 490-494.

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The outcome of critically ill Indigenous patients
Kwok Ming Ho, Judith Finn, Geoffrey J Dobb and Steven A R Webb — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 496-499.

Research Enterprise

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Getting the most from Indigenous health research – Editorial
David P Thomas and Ian P Anderson — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 500-501.

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Indigenous health research: a critical review of outputs over time
Robert W Sanson-Fisher, Elizabeth M Campbell, Janice J Perkins, Steve V Blunden and Bob B Davis — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 502-505.

Medicine and the Community

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Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: an insight into Aboriginal health disadvantage and remote Australia – Editorial
Graeme P Maguire and Carmel Nelson — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 506.

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B-cell antigen D8/17 is a marker of rheumatic fever susceptibility in Aboriginal Australians and can be tested in remote settings
Zinta Harrington, Kumar Visvanathan, Narelle A Skinner, Nigel Curtis, Bart J Currie and Jonathan R Carapetis — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 507-510.

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Practical challenges of conducting research into rheumatic fever in remote Aboriginal communities
Malcolm I McDonald, Norma Benger, Alex Brown, Bart J Currie and Jonathan R Carapetis — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 511-513.

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Challenging perceptions of non-compliance with rheumatic fever prophylaxis in a remote Aboriginal community
Zinta Harrington, David P Thomas, Bart J Currie and Joy Bulkanhawuy — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 514-517.

Dr Ross Ingram Memorial Essay Competition

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Mental health, grief and family ties. The Dr Ross Ingram Memorial Essay Competition 2006
Ruth Armstrong — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 518.

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Unknown family at the taxi stand
Dennis McDermott — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 519-520.

Training and Workforce

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Making a difference: the early impact of an Aboriginal health undergraduate medical curriculum
David Paul, Sandra Carr and Helen Milroy — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 522-525.

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Perspectives on Aboriginal community controlled health services
Ruth Armstrong — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 526.

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The general practitioner
Kathryn S Panaretto and Mark Wenitong — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 527-528.

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The Aboriginal health worker
Melvina Mitchell and Lynette M Hussey — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 529-530.

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The manager
Cindy Shannon, Adrian Carson and Rachel C Atkinson — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 530-531.

Letter

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The importance of Hand Talk in communication rehabilitation among Aboriginal Australians in the Northern Territory
Patrick Jassar and Garrett F Hunter — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 532.

Snapshot

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Emphysematous pyelonephritis
John V Peter, Vishwanath Biradar and Sandra L Peake — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 533.

Viewpoint

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Aboriginal incarceration: health and social impacts
Anthea S Krieg — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 534-536.

Supplement

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The safety and quality of health care: where are we now?
Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10 Suppl): S37-S72.

Book Review

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Binan Goonj. Bridging cultures in Aboriginal health
reviewed by Yin C Paradies Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 532.

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