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From the Editor's Desk: "Practising medicine without a licence"   Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 193.

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In This Issue . . .   Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 194.

Editorials

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

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

Conference Report

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Introducing physician assistants into new roles: international experiences
Laurent A Frossard, Genevieve Liebich, Roderick S Hooker, Peter M Brooks and Lynn Robinson — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 199-201.

Oxford Health Alliance

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Can public health advocates work alongside industry?
Stig Pramming and Ruth Colagiuri — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 202-203.

Research

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Limited knowledge of kidney disease in a survey of AusDiab study participants
Sarah L White, Kevan R Polkinghorne, Alan Cass, Jonathan Shaw, Robert C Atkins and Steven J Chadban — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 204-208.

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Escherichia coli bacteraemia in Canberra: incidence and clinical features
Karina J Kennedy, Jan L Roberts and Peter J Collignon — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 209-213.

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Trends in coronary artery bypass graft surgery in Victoria, 2001–2006: findings from the Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons database project
Diem T Dinh, Geraldine A Lee, Baki Billah, Julian A Smith, Gilbert C Shardey and Christopher M Reid — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 214-217.

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Variations in the application of cardiac care in Australia
Darren L Walters, Constantine N Aroney, Derek P Chew, Linden Bungey, Steven G Coverdale, Roger Allan and David Brieger — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 218-223.

Health Care

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Persistence with antihypertensive medication: Australia-wide experience, 2004–2006
Leon A Simons, Michael Ortiz and Gordon Calcino — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 224-227.

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Survey of bereavement support provided by Australian palliative care services
Mark A Mather, Phillip D Good, John D Cavenagh and Peter J Ravenscroft — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 228-230.

Medicine and the Community

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Where are older workers with chronic conditions employed?
Deborah J Schofield, Susan L Fletcher, Arul Earnest, Megan E Passey and Rupendra N Shrestha — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 231-234.

Consensus Statement

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Evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis: results from the Australian 3E initiative in rheumatology
Tracey Kain, Jane Zochling, Andrew Taylor, Nicholas Manolios, Malcolm D Smith, Mark D Reed, Matthew A Brown and Lionel Schachna — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 235-237.

Clinical Update

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Human papillomavirus vaccination for the prevention of cervical neoplasia: is it appropriate to vaccinate women older than 26?
S Rachel Skinner, Suzanne M Garland, Margaret A Stanley, Marian Pitts and Michael A Quinn — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 238-242.

Review

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Quality in qualitative research
Simon C Kitto, Janice Chesters and Carol Grbich — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 243-246.

For Debate

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A national medical register: balancing public transparency and professional privacy
Judith M Healy, Costanza L Maffi and Paul Dugdale — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 247-249.

Snapshot

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Perinephric haematopoiesis
Philip Y-I Choi — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 250.

Viewpoint

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Transition care: will it deliver?
Len C Gray, Catherine M Travers, Helen P Bartlett, Maria Crotty and Ian D Cameron — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 251-253.

Notable Cases

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Parasitic myositis in tropical Australia
Ron Basuroy, Robert Pennisi, Thomas Robertson, Robert Norton, John Stokes, Jon Reimers and John Archer — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 254-256.

Matters Arising

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Trends in hospital admissions and mortality from asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Australia
E Haydn Walters and Richard Wood-Baker || David H Wilson, Graeme Tucker and Robert J Adams || Elmer V Villanueva — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 258-259.

Letters

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MJA policy on sponsored supplements
Jon N Jureidini || Patrick D McGorry, Anthony F Jorm, Rosemary Purcell and Ian B Hickie || Martin B Van Der Weyden — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 260-261.

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Respiratory syncytial virus infections in children in Alice Springs Hospital
Apakasimaka Dede, David Isaacs, Paul J Torzillo, John Wakerman, Rob Roseby, Rose Fahy, George Clothier, Andrew White and Paula Kitto — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 261.

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Cushing’s syndrome can precipitate diabetes but mask non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Lai Y Wong, John Moore, Debbie Hill, Phil Brenner, Warick Delprado, Jennifer Turner, Joanne Taylor, Lesley Campbell and Jerry R Greenfield — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 262.

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Australia needs an expanded immunisation register
Allen C Cheng, Carmel M Hobbs and Priscilla M Robinson || Susan A Skull and Terrence M Nolan — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 263.

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Humanising medical practice: the role of empathy
Marion Lustig — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 263-264.

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Drowning and three-wheel strollers
Charles Bridges-Webb — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 264.

Obituary

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Ronald Francis (“Roman”) Rossleigh
Monica A Rossleigh — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 246.

Book Reviews

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Through a doctor’s eyes
Peter C Arnold — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 242.

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Psychiatric foundations
Christopher J Pollock — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 250.

Columns

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In Other Journals   Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 257.

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