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From the Editor’s Desk: Reform of health: revolutionary or evolutionary?   Med J Aust 2009; 191 (9): 473.

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In This Issue . . .   Med J Aust 2009; 191 (9): 474.

Editorials

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Uniform format for disclosure of competing interests in ICMJE journals
Jeffrey M Drazen, Martin B Van Der Weyden, Peush Sahni, Jacob Rosenberg, Ana Marusic, Christine Laine, Sheldon Kotzin, Richard Horton, Paul C Hébert, Charlotte Haug, Fiona Godlee, Frank A Frizelle, Peter W de Leeuw and Catherine D DeAngelis — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (9): 475-476.

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Vertebroplasty appears no better than placebo for painful osteoporotic spinal fractures, and has potential to cause harm
Rachelle Buchbinder, Richard H Osborne and David Kallmes — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (9): 476-477.

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Can prior vaccinations against certain infections confer protection against developing melanoma?
John M Grange, Bernd Krone, Klaus F Kölmel and Giuseppe Mastrangelo — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (9): 478-479.

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Circadian rhythms: keeping pace with developments
Hans G Stampfer and Sean D Hood — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (9): 479-480.

Research

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Victims of violence among Indigenous mothers living with dependent children
Kyllie Cripps, Catherine M Bennett, Lyle C Gurrin and David M Studdert — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (9): 481-485.

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Does point-of-care testing lead to the same or better adherence to medication? A randomised controlled trial: the PoCT in General Practice Trial
Angela Gialamas, Lisa N Yelland, Philip Ryan, Kristyn Willson, Caroline O Laurence, Tanya K Bubner, Philip Tideman and Justin J Beilby — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (9): 487-491.

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What does it cost to establish a practice-nurses-led clinical trial in general practice?
Irene D Blackberry, John S Furler, Doris Young and James D Best; on behalf of the PEACH study investigators — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (9): 492-495.

Health Care

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Quick diagnosis units: a potentially useful alternative to conventional hospitalisation
Xavier Bosch, Jesús Aibar, Santiago Capell, Antonio Coca and Alfons López-Soto — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (9): 496-498.

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Outcomes of a cystic fibrosis carrier testing clinic for couples
Louise M Christie, Angela J Ingrey, Gillian M Turner, Anne L Proos and Gloria E Watts — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (9): 499-501.

Pandemic (H1N1)2009

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Impact of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza on critical care capacity in Victoria
Martin E Lum, Alison J McMillan, Chris W Brook, Rosemary Lester and Leonard S Piers — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (9): 502-506.

Viewpoint

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The decline of clinical contact in medicine
Bill Lancashire, Craig T Hore and Robert G Fassett — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (9): 508-510.

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Low drug doses may improve outcomes in chronic disease
Simon B Dimmitt and Hans G Stampfer — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (9): 511-513.

Letters

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Paediatric treadmill injuries: an increasing problem
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.

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Straight to the emergency department: burns in children caused by hair-straightening devices
Zoe M Poiner, Michael D Kerr, Belinda A Wallis and Roy M Kimble — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (9): 516-517.

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Can we readily identify patients who need antibiotics in a severe influenza pandemic?
Patrick G P Charles, Paul D R Johnson and Peter J Collignon — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (9): 517-518.

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Successful implementation of cardiometabolic monitoring of patients treated with antipsychotics
Debra L Foley, Katherine I Morley, Karyn E Carroll, John Moran, Patrick D McGorry and Brendan P Murphy || Timothy J R Lambert — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (9): 518-519.

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The widening gap between clinical, teaching and research work
Timothy C Mulherin — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (9): 519-520.

Supplement

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Otitis media 2009: an update — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (9 Suppl): S33-S80.

Columns

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In Other Journals   Med J Aust 2009; 191 (9): 514.

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