eMJA: Articles on General medicine

eMJA The Medical Journal of Australia

Articles on General medicine

304 articles

Anti-citrullinated peptide antibody: death of the rheumatoid factor? [Clinical Update] Simon M Chatfield, Ian P Wicks, Allan D Sturgess and Lynden J Roberts Med J Aust 2009; 190 (12): 693-695.
Adult health checks for Indigenous Australians: the first year’s experience from the Inala Indigenous Health Servi [Prevention and Promotion — Researc] Geoffrey K P Spurling, Noel E Hayman and Anna L Cooney Med J Aust 2009; 190 (10): 562-564.
Sociodemographic correlates of antidepressant utilisation in Australia [Research] Andrew N Page, Sarah Swannell, Graham Martin, Samantha Hollingworth, Ian B Hickie and Wayne D Hall Med J Aust 2009; 190 (9): 479-483.
Dealing with “rogue” medical students: we need a nationally consistent approach based on “case law&rdq [Letters] Sarah J Abrahamson Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 461-462.
Quality of Australian clinical guidelines and relevance to the care of older people with multiple comorbid conditions [Letters] James Tatoulis, Nancy P Huang and Andrew N Boyden Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 459.
Genesis of medical thromboprophylaxis guidelines in Australia: a need for transparency and standardisation in guideline [Viewpoint] John P Fletcher Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 450.
What to ask your doctor [Book Reviews] Beth A Wilson Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 436.
Liaison between public hospital staff and the pharmaceutical industry: guidance from the NSW Therapeutic Advisory Group [Editorials] Diana H Shipp and Gordon Mallarkey Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 406-407.
Rational thromboprophylaxis in medical inpatients: not quite there yet [Letters] John P Fletcher, Donald MacLellan, Harry Gibbs and Geoff Matthews Med J Aust 2009; 190 (7): 398-399.
Can tuberculosis mimic cancer? [Letters] Riad O El Fakih, Bassem M Chehab, Rami A Mortada and Maha Assi Med J Aust 2009; 190 (6): 340-341.
Public perceptions of Australia’s doctors, hospitals and health care systems [Letters] Michael H Armitage || Elizabeth A Hardie and Christine R Critchley Med J Aust 2009; 190 (2): 102-103.
Patients with skin disease and their relationships with their doctors: a qualitative study of patients with acne, psor [Health Care] Parker J Magin, Jon Adams, Gaynor S Heading and C Dimity Pond Med J Aust 2009; 190 (2): 62-64.
de Ketham revisited: a modern-day urine wheel [History] Charles J Diskin Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 658-659.
Medical writings: stories from another time [Book Reviews] James A Best Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 657.
Worm’s eye view [Doctors and Patients] Richard A Joske Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 621.
I went to work with a “cold” ... [Letters] John F Knight Med J Aust 2008; 189 (10): 600.
Avoiding common problems associated with intravenous fluid therapy [Correction] Andrew K Hilton, Vincent A Pellegrino and Carlos D Scheinkestel Med J Aust 2008; 189 (10): 582.
A day in the life of a doctor-in-training [Letters] Lisa Caputo, Fiona R Lake, Margaret Potter and Ian Rogers Med J Aust 2008; 189 (9): 529-530.
Avoiding common problems associated with intravenous fluid therapy [Clinical Update] Andrew K Hilton, Vincent A Pellegrino and Carlos D Scheinkestel Med J Aust 2008; 189 (9): 509-513.
Good Medical Practice: developing an Australian code [Editorials] Joanna M Flynn, on behalf of the Australian Medical Council Code of Professional Conduct Working Group Med J Aust 2008; 189 (9): 477-478.
The Safer Patients Initiative: the UK experience of attempting to improve safe clinical care [Letters] Peter J Shirley Med J Aust 2008; 189 (7): 414.
Management of adrenal insufficiency during the stress of medical illness and surgery [Letters] Ian J Woodforth || Ann M Maguire, Maria E Craig and Christopher T Cowell || James A Mitchell || Caroline Jung and Warrick J Inder Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 350-351.
Unexpected benefits of bethanechol in adults with cerebral palsy [Letters] Warwick J Carter Med J Aust 2008; 189 (5): 293.
Measuring patient-reported outcomes: moving from clinical trials into clinical practice [From the Patient’s Perspective &md] Jose M Valderas, Jordi Alonso and Gordon H Guyatt Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 93-94.
Apical lung hernia [Letters] George R Crowe Med J Aust 2008; 189 (1): 56.
Premature ejaculation: a clinical update [Clinical Update] Neil R Palmer and Bronwyn G A Stuckey Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 662-666.
Vitalness of vital signs, and medical emergency teams [Editorials] D James Cooper and Michael D Buist Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 630-631.
Perceptions in health and medical research careers: the Australian Society for Medical Research Workforce Survey [Research Enterprise] Maria Kavallaris, Sarah J Meachem, Mark D Hulett, Catherine M West, Rachael E Pitt, Jennifer J Chesters, Warren S Laffan, Paul R Boreham and Levon M Khachigian Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 520-524.
All in a day’s work: an observational study to quantify how and with whom doctors on hospital wards spend their ti [Research] Johanna I Westbrook, Amanda Ampt, Leanne Kearney and Marilyn I Rob Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 506-509.
Outcomes for general medical inpatients with diabetes mellitus and new hyperglycaemia [Research] Scott T Baker, Cherie Y Chiang, Jeffrey D Zajac, Leon A Bach, George Jerums and Richard J MacIsaac Med J Aust 2008; 188 (6): 340-343.
Humanising medical practice: the role of empathy [Letters] Marion Lustig Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 263-264.
Consultation and communication [Book Review] Nigel P Stocks Med J Aust 2008; 188 (2): 116.
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.
Fighting for your health [Book Review] Rob Roseby Med J Aust 2008; 188 (1): 57.
International conferences on rare diseases: initiatives in commitment, patient care and connections [Letters] Yvonne A Zurynski, Katie N Reeve and Elizabeth J Elliott Med J Aust 2007; 187 (10): 597.
Spirituality and health [Matters Arising] Hosen Kiat and Marek Jantos || Martin B Van Der Weyden Med J Aust 2007; 187 (7): 423-424.
Religious affiliation and life expectancy at birth [Matters Arising] Robert F Grace Med J Aust 2007; 187 (7): 423.
Gratuitous and without scientific substance [Matters Arising] Lahn D Straney Med J Aust 2007; 187 (7): 422.
Seeking clarification [Matters Arising] Tom Huang Med J Aust 2007; 187 (7): 422.
Statements of competing interest notably absent [Matters Arising] Ross B Holland Med J Aust 2007; 187 (7): 422.
Religion as a competing interest [Matters Arising] Jon Clarke Med J Aust 2007; 187 (7): 421-422.
Supplement unbalanced [Matters Arising] Chris O Jackson Med J Aust 2007; 187 (7): 421.
Why would anyone be an academic? [Letters] Ajay Rane and Caroline de Costa Med J Aust 2007; 187 (6): 374-375.
Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes 2006 [Letters] Mark Little and Chris Johnstone || Constantine N Aroney and Philip Aylward, for the National Heart Foundation of Australia and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Med J Aust 2007; 187 (6): 372.
Words, words, words [Letters] Warwick H Ruse || Nicholas R Wilcken, Val J Gebski, Anthony C Keech and Rhana Pike Med J Aust 2007; 187 (4): 255-256.
Entry tests for graduate medical programs: is it time to re-think? [Letters] Malcolm H Parker, David Wilkinson, Ray G Peterson, Ieva Z Ozolins, Haida Luke, Jenny Zhang and Gerard J A Byrne || Michele A Groves, Jill Gordon and G Greg Ryan Med J Aust 2007; 187 (4): 255.
Writing to the next of kin after the death of a patient [Letters] Ian T Jones Med J Aust 2007; 187 (3): 200.
A national survey of medical morning handover report in Australian hospitals [Health Care] Matthew J Fassett, Terry J Hannan, Iain K Robertson, Steven J Bollipo and Robert G Fassett Med J Aust 2007; 187 (3): 164-165.
Human embryonic stem cells leap the barrier [Editorials] David G Penington and Graham F Mitchell Med J Aust 2007; 187 (3): 139-140.
Point-of-care tests for lower respiratory tract infections [For Debate] Patrick G P Charles and M Lindsay Grayson Med J Aust 2007; 187 (1): 36-39.
Medical professionalism: is it really under threat? [The Profession] Kerry J Breen Med J Aust 2007; 186 (11): 596-598.
Improving rural and remote health [Letters] John Wakerman, John S Humphreys, Robert W Wells, Pim Kuipers, Philip Entwistle and Judith Jones Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 486.
Clinical paradigms revisited [Letters] Andrew P Wright || Richard M Mendelson || James L Mallows || Sandeep Chauhan, Ruth D'Cruz, Sanjay D'Cruz, Ram Singh and Atul Sachdev || Stuart Kostalas Med J Aust 2007; 186 (7): 381-383.
Characteristics of Australian women who test positive for HIV: implications for giving test results [Letters] Carol A Hopkins, Rosey A Cummings, Tim R H Read and Christopher K Fairley Med J Aust 2007; 186 (6): 327.
The Australian Health News Research Collaboration [Letters] Simon Chapman and Ross MacKenzie Med J Aust 2007; 186 (6): 326.
A dangerous truth [Letters] Peter C Arnold Med J Aust 2007; 186 (4): 215-216.
The demise of professional courtesies: cui bono? [Letters] Max Kamien Med J Aust 2007; 186 (4): 215.
The doctor’s dilemma [Letters] David E Smith Med J Aust 2007; 186 (4): 215.
Chronic disease self-management education programs: challenges ahead [Letters] Sarah M Dennis, Nicholas A Zwar, Iqbal Hasan and Mark F Harris Med J Aust 2007; 186 (2): 103-104.
Chronic disease self-management education programs: challenges ahead [Viewpoint] Joanne E Jordan and Richard H Osborne Med J Aust 2007; 186 (2): 84-87.
Gone fishing [Letters] Bernard S Pearn-Rowe || Paul Nisselle Med J Aust 2007; 186 (1): 47.
Doctors behaving badly? [Matters Arising] Martin H N Tattersall and Ian H Kerridge Med J Aust 2006; 185 (11/12): 674-675.
Misleading title [Matters Arising] Padraic J Grattan-Smith Med J Aust 2006; 185 (11/12): 674.
Drug company sponsored symposia fulfil an important educational role [Matters Arising] Ian S Collins Med J Aust 2006; 185 (11/12): 673.
Don't regulate - abolish [Matters Arising] Hans Peter Dietz Med J Aust 2006; 185 (11/12): 673.
Disclosure needs to include the extent of a relationship [Matters Arising] Charles M Fisher Med J Aust 2006; 185 (11/12): 673.
The essence of the art of medicine [Letters] C Ross Philpot || Norman Shum Med J Aust 2006; 185 (11/12): 672.
Clinical paradigms revisited [Letters] Kenneth Wong || Ami Schattner Med J Aust 2006; 185 (11/12): 671-672.
McCune–Albright syndrome [Snapshot] Mehdi Hamadani and Lubna Chaudhary Med J Aust 2006; 185 (11/12): 597.
The ghost of George Bernard Shaw and Australian doctors’ dilemmas [Editorial] Martin B Van Der Weyden Med J Aust 2006; 185 (11/12): 585-586.
David Arthur Henderson [Obituary] Daniel R L Hart Med J Aust 2006; 185 (9): 511.
What boys need: a sense of “belonging” [Being a Man — Viewpoint] William J Phillips Med J Aust 2006; 185 (8): 470.
Shifting paradigms: a social-determinants approach to solving problems in men’s health policy and practice [Health Policy — For Debate] John J Macdonald Med J Aust 2006; 185 (8): 456-458.
Men in Australia Telephone Survey (MATeS): predictors of men’s help-seeking behaviour for reproductive health diso [Research] Carol A Holden, Damien J Jolley, Robert I McLachlan, Marian Pitts, Robert Cumming, Gary Wittert, David J Handelsman and David M de Kretser Med J Aust 2006; 185 (8): 418-422.
Men’s health: Indigenous and non-Indigenous men getting together [Conference Report] John J Macdonald, Greg Millan and Mick Adams Med J Aust 2006; 185 (8): 416-417.
The "therapeutic footprint" of medical, complementary and alternative therapies and a doctor's duty of care [Viewpoint] Christine R Sanderson, Bogda Koczwara and David C Currow Med J Aust 2006; 185 (7): 373-376.
Clinical guidelines: what can we do to increase their use? [Editorials] Richard Grol and Heather Buchan Med J Aust 2006; 185 (6): 301-302.
Task transfer: the view of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians [Task Transfer] Jillian R Sewell Med J Aust 2006; 185 (1): 23-24.
Medical handover [Letters] Francis J Bowden, Christian Lueck, Mark Hurwitz and Karina Kennedy Med J Aust 2006; 184 (9): 477-478.
Professional development of registrars [Letters] Jagdishwar Singh Med J Aust 2006; 184 (8): 422-423.
What’s in a title? [Letters] Garry J Walter Med J Aust 2006; 184 (6): 312.
Aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in women: does sex matter? [Editorials] Joseph Hung Med J Aust 2006; 184 (6): 260-261.
Increase in patient mortality at 10 days associated with emergency department overcrowding [Research] Drew B Richardson Med J Aust 2006; 184 (5): 213-216.
The association between hospital overcrowding and mortality among patients admitted via Western Australian emergency [Research] Peter C Sprivulis, Julie-Ann Da Silva, Ian G Jacobs, Amanda R L Frazer and George A Jelinek Med J Aust 2006; 184 (5): 208-212.
Morning report: an Australian experience [Health Care] Robert G Fassett and Steven J Bollipo Med J Aust 2006; 184 (4): 159-161.
What do we know about men’s help-seeking and health service use? [Viewpoint] James A Smith, Annette Braunack-Mayer and Gary Wittert Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 81-83.
Carel Pieter de Ruyter van Gend [Obituary] David van Gend Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 80.
The continuing use of complementary and alternative medicine in South Australia: costs and beliefs in 2004 [Complementary Medicine — Research] Alastair H MacLennan, Stephen P Myers and Anne W Taylor Med J Aust 2006; 184 (1): 27-31.
Academic absenteeism [Letters] Peter M Brooks Med J Aust 2005; 183 (11/12): 602.
More students and less patients: the squeeze on medical teaching resources [Editorials] Brendan J Crotty Med J Aust 2005; 183 (9): 444-445.
Self-management in adolescents with chronic illness. What does it mean and how can it be achieved? [Wellbeing - Clinical Update] Susan M Sawyer and Rosalie A Aroni Med J Aust 2005; 183 (8): 405-409.
Electronic medical handover: towards safer medical care [Health Care] Lean-Peng Cheah, Debbie H Amott, James Pollard and David A K Watters Med J Aust 2005; 183 (7): 369-372.
Management of pulmonary embolism in the home [Research] Bin S Ong, Margaret A Karr, Daniel K Y Chan, Anthony Frankel and Qing Shen Med J Aust 2005; 183 (5): 239-242.
Hospital in the home: what next? [Editorials] Andrew D Wilson and Stuart G Parker Med J Aust 2005; 183 (5): 228-229.
Attitudes of oncology health professionals to information from the Internet and other media [Medicine and the Media — Research] Genni M Newnham, W Ivon Burns, Raymond D Snyder, Anthony J Dowling, Nadia F Ranieri, Emma L Gray and Sue-Anne McLachlan Med J Aust 2005; 183 (4): 197-200.
Smoothing the transition to adult care [Letters] Peter W Holmes, David Armstrong and Nicholas Freezer Med J Aust 2005; 183 (3): 164.
Cobbled tongue [Snapshot] Ritesh Agarwal, Ashutosh N Aggarwal and Dheeraj Gupta Med J Aust 2005; 183 (3): 144.
Exercise prescription for individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome [Clinical Update] Karen E Wallman, Alan R Morton, Carmel Goodman and Robert Grove Med J Aust 2005; 183 (3): 142-143.
Who has the con? [Health Byte] Bernard S Pearn-Rowe Med J Aust 2005; 183 (2): 86.
Burnout and psychiatric morbidity in new medical graduates [Letters] Colleen T Bruce, Paul S Thomas and Deborah H Yates || Simon M Willcock Med J Aust 2005; 182 (11): 599.
Medical humanities: to cure sometimes, to relieve often, to comfort always [Letters] Bill Coote || J Jill Gordon Med J Aust 2005; 182 (8): 430-432.
Continuous improvement and “Continuous Improvement” [Letters] Kevin L Forbes Med J Aust 2005; 182 (8): 430.
Physical examination: bewitched, bothered and bewildered [Editorials] Brendan M Reilly, Christopher A Smith and Brian P Lucas Med J Aust 2005; 182 (8): 375-376.
Smoothing the transition to adult care [Editorials] David L Bennett, Susan J Towns and Kate S Steinbeck Med J Aust 2005; 182 (8): 373-374.
Near-drowning treated with therapeutic hypothermia [Letters] Matthew J Bragg and Paul Middleton || Jonathon P Williamson and Stan Braude Med J Aust 2005; 182 (6): 309-310.
Australasian Association of Doctors’ Health Advisory Services [Letters] Donald B Reid Med J Aust 2005; 182 (5):255.
Breaking bread together [Letters] Zelman Freeman || William B Molloy || Peter F Burke || Bruce P Waxman Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3):143-144.
Arrogance [Letters] Norman Shum Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3):143.
Narrative and illness: the death of a doctor’s friend [Medical Humanities] Anne P Hellman Med J Aust 2005; 182 (1): 9-11.
Medical humanities: to cure sometimes, to relieve often, to comfort always [Medical Humanities] Jill Gordon Med J Aust 2005; 182 (1): 5-8.
Mobile phones and asthma: there is a correlation! [Letters] Gaudenz M Hafen and John Massie Med J Aust 2004; 181 (11/12): 712.
The Brazil Project [Cry from the heart] Ron Elisha Med J Aust 2004; 181 (11/12): 669-670.
Leadership in medicine: where are the leaders? [The profession] S Bruce Dowton Med J Aust 2004; 181 (11/12): 652-654.
An accidental career in a new discipline [Power of One] Helen P Beange Med J Aust 2004; 181 (11/12): 620-622.
The medical profession and the pharmaceutical industry: when will we open our eyes? [Letters] Timothy G Woodruff || Linda V Graudins || C Scott Masters || Rosanna Capolingua Med J Aust 2004; 181 (8): 458-459.
Electrocardiogram artefacts caused by an abdominal electrostimulator [Snapshot] Robert F Bonvini and Edoardo Camenzind Med J Aust 2004; 181 (8): 455.
Diabetes, my constant companion [Doctors’ Health & Lifestyle &n] Alan E Stocks Med J Aust 2004; 181 (7): 406-407.
The black hole of depression: a personal perspective [Doctors’ Health & Lifestyle &n] Helen M Tolhurst Med J Aust 2004; 181 (7): 404-405.
Helping addicted colleagues [Doctors’ Health & Lifestyle &n] Stephen M Jurd Med J Aust 2004; 181 (7): 400-402.
Staying human in the medical family: the unique role of doctor-parents [Family Matters – Commentary] Derek G Puddester Med J Aust 2004; 181 (7): 395-398.
Medical marriages and other intimate relationships [Family Matters – Commentary] Michael F Myers Med J Aust 2004; 181 (7): 392-394.
Physicians’ health programs — what’s happening in the USA? [Global Vision – Doctors’ hea] Roger L Brown and Barbara S Schneidman Med J Aust 2004; 181 (7): 390-391.
Services for sick doctors in the UK [Global Vision – Doctors’ hea] Jolyon R Oxley Med J Aust 2004; 181 (7): 388-389.
Canada responds: an explosion in doctors’ health awareness, promotion and intervention [Global Vision – Doctors’ hea] Derek G Puddester Med J Aust 2004; 181 (7): 386-387.
Crossing professional boundaries in medicine: the slippery slope to patient sexual exploitation [Confronting Dilemmas – Viewpoint] Cherrie A Galletly Med J Aust 2004; 181 (7): 380-383.
The Victorian Doctors Health Program: the first 3 years [Confronting Dilemmas – Impaired Do] Naham (Jack) Warhaft Med J Aust 2004; 181 (7): 376-379.
Critical decision points in the management of impaired doctors: the New South Wales Medical Board program [Confronting Dilemmas – Impaired Do] Kay A Wilhelm and Alison M Reid Med J Aust 2004; 181 (7): 372-375.
Workshopping self-care for doctors [Health Bytes] Richard S Hetzel Med J Aust 2004; 181 (7): 370.
A call for community values in medical institutions* [The Early Years – Health Byte] Brad Hayhow Med J Aust 2004; 181 (7): 365.
Burnout and psychiatric morbidity in new medical graduates [The early years – Research] Simon M Willcock, Michele G Daly, Christopher C Tennant and Benjamin J Allard Med J Aust 2004; 181 (7): 357-360.
The thin line [On being a doctor – Perspective] Ron Elisha Med J Aust 2004; 181 (7): 354-355.
Understanding the stresses and strains of being a doctor [On being a doctor – Commentary] Geoffrey J Riley Med J Aust 2004; 181 (7): 350-353.
Doctors’ health and wellbeing: taking up the challenge in Australia [Editorial] Peter Schattner, Sandra Davidson and Nathan Serry Med J Aust 2004; 181 (7): 348-349.
Leading Australian doctors and clinical researchers set new priorities [The research enterprise – 90th ann] Compiled by Ruth M Armstrong, Helen M Randall and Martin B Van Der Weyden Med J Aust 2004; 181 (1): webextra.
Pressure ulcer resource guide [Letters] Susan D Huckson Med J Aust 2004; 181 (1): 55.
Attitudes of doctors and nurses towards incident reporting: a qualitative analysis [Research] Marilyn J Kingston, Sue M Evans, Brian J Smith and Jesia G Berry Med J Aust 2004; 181 (1): 36-39.
The role of information in reducing medical error [Editorials] Marilynn M Rosenthal Med J Aust 2004; 181 (1): 27-28.
Leading Australian doctors and clinical researchers set new priorities [The research enterprise – 90th ann] Compiled by Ruth M Armstrong, Helen M Randall and Martin B Van Der Weyden Med J Aust 2004; 181 (1): 14-19.
Anonymity or transparency in reporting of medical error: a community-based survey in South Australia [Medicine and the community] Sue M Evans, Jesia G Berry, Brian J Smith and Adrian J Esterman Med J Aust 2004; 180 (11): 577-580.
Management of chronic low back pain [Letters] David S Elder || John Salmon and Anna Hilyard || Nikolai Bogduk Med J Aust 2004; 180 (10): 542-544.
Generating pre-test probabilities: a neglected area in clinical decision making [Research] John R Attia, Balakrishnan R Nair, David W Sibbritt, Ben D Ewald, Neil S Paget, Rod F Wellard, Lesley Patterson and Richard F Heller Med J Aust 2004; 180 (9): 449-454.
Estimating disease likelihood: a case of rubbery figures [Editorials] Ian A Scott Med J Aust 2004; 180 (9): 438-439.
Preventing pressure ulcers with the Australian Medical Sheepskin: an open-label randomised controlled trial [Research] Damien J Jolley, Robyn Wright, Sunita McGowan, Mark B Hickey, Don A Campbell, Rodney D Sinclair and Kenneth C Montgomery Med J Aust 2004; 180 (7): 324-327.
A case for more year-long internships outside metropolitan areas? [Research] Hedley G Peach, Maxine Trembath and Bernie Fensling Med J Aust 2004; 180 (3): 106-108.
Management of chronic low back pain [ Clinical Update ] Nikolai Bogduk Med J Aust 2004; 180 (2) : 79-83.
The public hospital of the future [Letters] Bryan G Walpole Med J Aust 2004; 180 (1): 47.
The patience of patients [Letters] Biji T Kurien Med J Aust 2003; 179 (11/12): 653.
Healthy Skepticism’s new AdWatch: understanding drug promotion [Medicine and the Media] Peter R Mansfield Med J Aust 2003; 179 (11/12): 644-645.
A “multilemma” for doctors [Medical Education] Dennis D Arnold and Thomas KF Taylor Med J Aust 2003; 179 (11/12): 630.
Bench-to-bedside research in Australian research institutes: a snapshot [The Research Enterprise] Martin B Van Der Weyden Med J Aust 2003; 179 (11/12): 603-610.
Pneumococcal meningitis masquerading as subarachnoid haemorrhage [Letters] Lloyd K Morgan Med J Aust 2003; 179 (10): 559-560.
Use of human fetal tissue for biomedical research in Australia, 1994–2002 [From Bench to Bedside] Bernard E Tuch, Hayley Scott, Patricia J Armati, Muhammad T Tabiin and Liping P Wang Med J Aust 2003; 179 (10): 547-550.
The interface between palliative medicine and specialists in acute-care hospitals: boundaries, bridges and challenges [Palliative Care] Paul A Glare, Kirsten A Auret, Ghauri Aggarwal, Katherine J Clark, Sarah E Pickstock and J Norelle Lickiss Med J Aust 2003; 179 (6 Suppl): S29-S31.
Providing healthcare for people with chronic illness: the views of Australian GPs [Letters] Abdullah Demirkol, Jan E Ritchie and Pippa Craig Med J Aust 2003; 179 (5): 269.
Chronic illness in doctors: a personal view [Real Life] Rhona MacDonald Med J Aust 2003; 179 (5): 267.
The impact of chronic illness: partnerships with other healthcare professionals [The Profession] Peter M Brooks Med J Aust 2003; 179 (5): 260-262.
Meeting the challenge of chronic illness in general practice [The Healthcare System] Bronwyn M Veale Med J Aust 2003; 179 (5): 247-249.
Using information technology to improve the management of chronic disease [The Healthcare System] Branko G Celler, Nigel H Lovell and Jim Basilakis Med J Aust 2003; 179 (5): 242-246.
Chronic illness in older people [Through Life] Leonard C Gray and Ian A Scott Med J Aust 2003; 179 (5): 241.
Chronic illness in the middle years [Through Life] Tim Usherwood Med J Aust 2003; 179 (5): 239.
Chronic illness in young Australian adults [Through Life] Marie-Louise B Dick Med J Aust 2003; 179 (5): 238.
Chronic illness in adolescents [Through Life] Michael G Sawyer, Jennifer J Couper, J Declan Kennedy and A James Martin Med J Aust 2003; 179 (5): 237.
Children with chronic conditions [Through Life] David Isaacs and Jill R Sewell Med J Aust 2003; 179 (5): 235-236.
Addressing the shortage of rural physicians in Victoria: maximising rural trainee recruitment [Letters] David Simmons, Amanda Fieldhouse, Leslie E Bolitho, Grant J Phelps, Rob Ziffer and Gary J Disher Med J Aust 2003; 179 (4): 219-220.
Disability in older Australians: projections for 2006–2031 [Research] Lynne C Giles, Ian D Cameron and Maria Crotty Med J Aust 2003; 179 (3): 130-133.
Chronic pain-related disability and use of analgesia and health services in a Sydney community [Research] Fiona M Blyth, Lyn M March and Michael J Cousins Med J Aust 2003; 179 (2): 84-87.
Factors affecting female or male consultant stress in an Australian teaching hospital [Letters] Colleen T Bruce, Margaret M Sanger, Paul S Thomas, Jonathon R Petkus and Deborah H Yates Med J Aust 2003; 179 (1): 174-175.
The hospitalist: a US model ripe for importing? [Letters] William Lancashire, Craig Hore and Jennifer A Law Med J Aust 2003; 179 (1): 62.
In reply: Clinicians' attitudes to clinical practice guidelines [Letters] Rowan G Walker Med J Aust 2003; 178 (7): 355-356.
In reply: Clinicians' attitudes to clinical practice guidelines [Letters] Cynthia M Farquhar Med J Aust 2003; 178 (7): 355.
Clinicians' attitudes to clinical practice guidelines [Letters] David W Johnson Med J Aust 2003; 178 (7): 354-355.
Caring for the dying: the doctor as healer [Viewpoint] Michael Barbato Med J Aust 2003; 178 (10): 508-509.
Religion, spirituality and health [Letters] Alan J Gijsbers Med J Aust 2003; 178 (8): 416.
Good prescribing: where to next? [Editorials] Robert F W Moulds Med J Aust 2003; 178 (5): 196-197.
Boundaries of medicine [Letters] Grant M Russell Med J Aust 2003; 178 (4): 191-192.
Improving doctors' letters [Letters] Alan Rodger Med J Aust 2003; 178 (3): 144.
Generalists and gerontology [Letters] Leslie E Bolitho Med J Aust 2003; 178 (2): 96.
In reply: Medical professionalism project [Letters] Martin B Van Der Weyden Med J Aust 2003; 178 (2): 94-95.
Medical professionalism project [Letters] Russell L Gruen Med J Aust 2003; 178 (2): 94.
Medical professionalism project [Letters] Keith V Woollard Med J Aust 2003; 178 (2): 93-94.
Medical Professionalism Project [Letters] Kerry J Breen Med J Aust 2003; 178 (2): 93.
In reply: An interventional program for diagnostic testing in the emergency department [Letters] Peter J Stuart Med J Aust 2003; 178 (1): 47-48.
An interventional program for diagnostic testing in the emergency department [Letters] Peter Gambell Med J Aust 2003; 178 (1): 47.
In reply: Halting the growth in diagnostic testing [Letters] Rohan J H Hammett and Roger D Harris Med J Aust 2003; 178 (1): 46.
Halting the growth in diagnostic testing [Letters] Warwick Carter Med J Aust 2003; 178 (1): 45.
Halting the growth in diagnostic testing [Letters] Michael J Murray Med J Aust 2002; 178 (1): 45.
Should radiologists and pathologists talk to patients? [Letters] Josephine C Wiseman Med J Aust 2002; 177 (9): 528.
In reply: Chronic fatigue syndrome clinical practice guidelines: psychological factors [Letters] Richard G Larkins and Simon R Molesworth Med J Aust 2002; 177 (9): 526-527.
Chronic fatigue syndrome clinical practice guidelines: psychological factors [Letters] Donald D Beard Med J Aust 2002; 177 (9): 526.
Chronic fatigue syndrome clinical practice guidelines: psychological factors [Letters] Ian B Hickie Med J Aust 2002; 177 (9): 526.
Chronic fatigue syndrome clinical practice guidelines: psychological factors [Letters] James D Hundertmark Med J Aust 2002; 177 (9): 525-527.
Improving doctors' letters [Clinical Practice] Martin H N Tattersall, Phyllis N Butow, Judith E Brown and John F Thompson Med J Aust 2002; 177 (9): 516-520.
Clinicians' attitudes to clinical practice guidelines: a systematic review [Systematic Review] Cynthia M Farquhar, Emma W Kofa and Jean R Slutsky Med J Aust 2002; 177 (9): 502-506.
Clinical trials and "real-world" medicine [Editorials] R John Simes Med J Aust 2002; 177 (8): 410-411.
Epidemiological modelling (including economic modelling) and its role in preventive drug therapy [Clinical update] Danny Liew, John J McNeil, Anna Peeters, Stephen S Lim and Theo Vos Med J Aust 2002; 177 (7): 364-367.
Professionalism for medicine: opportunities and obligations [The Profession] Sylvia R Cruess, Sharon Johnston and Richard L Cruess Med J Aust 2002; 177 (4): 208-211.
An interventional program for diagnostic testing in the emergency department [Research] Peter J Stuart, Shelley Crooks and Mark Porton Med J Aust 2002; 177 (3): 131-134.
Halting the growth in diagnostic testing [Editorials] Rohan J H Hammett and Roger D Harris Med J Aust 2002; 177 (3): 124-125.
Where there is no surgeon: the effect of specialist proximity on general practitioners' referral rates [GP Outback — Research] Russell L Gruen, Stephanie Knox and Helena Britt Med J Aust 2002; 177 (2): 111-115.
Chronic fatigue syndrome clinical practice guidelines [Letters] Richard G Larkins and Simon R Molesworth Med J Aust 2002; 177 (1): 51-52.
Workforce retention in rural and remote Australia: determining the factors that influence length of practice [Rural Health] John S Humphreys, Michael P Jones, Judith A Jones and Paul R Mara Med J Aust 2002; 176 (10): 472-476.
Rural health: why it matters [Editorials] John Wakerman and John S Humphreys Med J Aust 2002; 176 (10): 457-458.
Chronic fatigue syndrome [Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Guidelines] Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Working Group of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Med J Aust 2002; 176 (8 Suppl): S17-S55.
Maladies and microbes on the road [Book Review] Edwina J Wright Med J Aust 2002; 176 (6): 293.
Sweet smell of success [Book Review] Jeremy N Anderson Med J Aust 2002; 176 (6): 293.
Overview of drug use [Book Review] Jane Robertson Med J Aust 2002; 176 (6): 276 .
Risk of taking oral contraceptives in patients with a history of migraine with neurological signs [EBM in Action] Vivienne F Bernath, Ornella Clavisi and Jeremy N Anderson Med J Aust 2002; 176 (5): 237-238.
General internal medicine [Medicine] Ian A Scott and Peter B Greenberg Med J Aust 2002; 176 (1): 16.
When our patients die [Death and the Physician] Christopher J Ryan Med J Aust 2001; 175: 524-525
Doctors, medicine and the care of the dying patient [Death and the Physician] Brian J Kelly Med J Aust 2001; 175: 523-524
Breaking the back of back pain [Editorial] Rachelle Buchbinder, Damien Jolly, Mary Wyatt Med J Aust 2001; 175: 456-457
Are the new Lipid Management Guidelines good for Australia's health? [Editorial] Rodney T Jackson Med J Aust 2001; 175: 452-453
Glucosamine therapy: does it work? [Editorial] Nicholas Bellamy and Sean G Lybrand Med J Aust 2001; 175: 399-400
Importance of retaining a national dietary guideline for sugar [Viewpoint] Kerin O'Dea and J I Mann Med J Aust 2001; 175: 165-166
Systemic lupus erythematosus: current management [Editorial] Timothy R Godfrey & Peter F J Ryan Med J Aust 2001; 175: 125-126
Detecting and reducing hospital adverse events: outcomes of the Wimmera clinical risk management program [Research] Alan M Wolff, Jo Bourke, Ian A Campbell and David W Leembruggen Med J Aust 2001; 174: 621-625
Safety and quality in Australian healthcare: making progress [Editorial] Bruce H Barraclough Med J Aust 2001; 174: 616-617
Heart Week 2001: Get active! A call to action [Editorial] Adrian E Bauman and Terry J Campbell Med J Aust 2001; 174: 381-382
Should doctors wear white coats? [The Profession] Paul R Harnett Med J Aust 2001; 174: 343-344
White coats and the medical profession [Editorial] Martin B Van Der Weyden Med J Aust 2001; 174: 324-325
Incidence of nursing home placement in a defined community [Healthcare] Jie Jin Wang, Paul Mitchell, Wayne Smith, Robert G Cumming and Stephen R Leeder Med J Aust 2001; 174: 271-275
Helping older people to remain in their own homes [Editorial] R Arthur Criddle and Leon Flicker Med J Aust 2001; 174: 266-267
Economy class syndrome [Editorial] Alex S Gallus and Ross I Baker Med J Aust 2001; 174: 264-265
Evidence-based medicine: useful tools for decision making [Evidence-Based Medicine] Jonathan C Craig, Les M Irwig and Martin R Stockler Med J Aust 2001; 174: 248-253
Do doctors know best? Comments on a failed trial [The Research Enterprise] Caroline J Hunt, Louise M Shepherd and Gavin Andrews Med J Aust 2001; 174: 144-146
Outcome of critically ill patients undergoing interhospital transfer [Healthcare] Graeme J Duke and John V Green Med J Aust 2001; 174: 122-125
A primer of complementary and alternative medicine commonly used by cancer patients [Clinical Practice] Edzard Ernst Med J Aust 2001; 174: 88-92
Internal medicine [Defining Moments In Medicine] Colin I Johnston, Mark E Cooper, Andrew J Taylor, James A Shaw Med J Aust 2001; 174: 9-11
Olympic couch potatoes [Christmas Offerings] Garry Walter Med J Aust 2000; 173: 664
The Internist [Christmas Offerings] Len Green Med J Aust 2000; 173: 664
Alice in Blunderland [Christmas Offerings] Brian J Fotheringham Med J Aust 2000; 173: 659-660
Service in three careers [Power of One] Peter E Baume Med J Aust 2000; 173: 643-646
Life after medicine [Medicine and Beyond] Ron Elisha Med J Aust 2000; 173: 635-638
Death and the comedian [Medicine and Beyond] Peter Goldsworthy Med J Aust 2000; 173: 635-637
Medicine, the media and monetary interests: the need for transparency and professionalism [Medicine and the Media] Ray Moynihan and Melissa Sweet Med J Aust 2000; 173: 631-634
A revolution in rural and remote Australia: bringing health education to the bush [Rural Health] Kerrie A Lawson, Mabel Chew and Martin B Van Der Weyden Med J Aust 2000; 173: 618-624
Forty years of combined oral contraception: the evolution of a revolution [New Drugs, Old Drugs] Ian S Fraser Med J Aust 2000; 173: 541-544
COX-2 inhibitors [New Drugs, Old Drugs] Peter M Brooks and Richard O Day Med J Aust 2000; 173: 433-436
Incidence of nursing home placement in a defined community [Healthcare] Jie Jin Wang, Paul Mitchell, Wayne Smith, Robert G Cumming and Stephen R Leeder Med J Aust 2000; 173: 271-275
Healthy ageing: what role can physical activity play? [Fitness And Health] Adrian E Bauman and Ben J Smith Med J Aust 2000; 173: 88-90
Medicare: diagnosis and prognosis [Looking Forward] Frances C Cunningham Med J Aust 2000; 173: 52-55
The future of Medicare and health service financing [Looking Forward] Stephen R Leeder and Ian A McAuley Med J Aust 2000; 173: 48-51
Medicare's maturity: shaping the future from the past [Looking Forward] John S Deeble Med J Aust 2000; 173: 44-47
Medicare: options for the next 25 years [Looking Foward] Richard B Scotton Med J Aust 2000; 173: 41-43
Medibank: from conception to delivery and beyond [Looking Back] Richard B Scotton Med J Aust 2000; 173: 9-11
Consensus guidelines for warfarin therapy [Position Statement] Alex S Gallus, Ross I Baker, Beng H Chong, Paul A Ockelford and Alison M Street on behalf of the Australasian Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis Med J Aust 2000; 172: 600-605
Determining the validity of advance directives [Medicine And The Law] Paul Biegler, Cameron Stewart, Julian Savulescu and Loane Skene Med J Aust 2000; 172: 545-548
Illness or disease? The case of chronic fatigue syndrome [Editorial] Andrew R Lloyd, Ian B Hickie and Robert H Loblay Med J Aust 2000; 172: 471-472
The new health insurance rebate: an inefficient way of assisting public hospitals [For Debate] Stephen J Duckett and Terri J Jackson Med J Aust 2000; 172: 439-442
Clinical pathway for fractured neck of femur: a prospective, controlled study [Healthcare] Peter F M Choong, Anna K Langford, Michelle M Dowsey and Nick M Santamaria Med J Aust 2000; 172: 423-426
Government policymaking, private health insurance and hospital-efficiency issues [Editorial] George R Palmer Med J Aust 2000; 172: 413-414
Perspectives from a surgeon turned hospital chaplain [Personal Perspectives] Irwin B Faris Med J Aust 2000; 172: 389-391
The hospitalist: a third alternative [For Debate] John M Egan, Mary G T Webber, Michael R D King, Michael Boyd, Gabrielle du Preez-Wilkinson and David Brock Med J Aust 2000; 172: 335-338
Medicine for the millennium: the challenge of postmodernism [Viewpoint] Jonathan J Chan and Julienne E Chan Med J Aust 2000; 172: 332-334
Prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal disease: screening practice in public hospitals in Victoria [Research] Mary Connellan and Euan M Wallace Med J Aust 2000; 172: 317-320
Clinical practice guidelines: reality bites [Evidence-based Medicine] Geoffrey H L Hirst and Jeanette E Ward Med J Aust 2000; 172: 287-291
Complementary therapies: have they become accepted in general practice? [Research] Marie V Pirotta, Marc M Cohen, Vicki Kotsirilos and Stephen J Farish Med J Aust 2000; 172: 105-109
Medicine in the bush: a consultant physician's view [Rural Healthcare] Peter R C Wakeford Med J Aust 1999; 171: 623-624
William Osler: a model for the 21st century? [Editorial] Michael F O'Rourke Med J Aust 1999; 171: 577-579
Where has all our iodine gone? [Editorial] Creswell J Eastman, AM Med J Aust 1999; 171: 455-456
Diagnosing osteoporosis: the value of quantitative ultrasound [Editorial] Richard L Prince Med J Aust 1999; 171: 295-296
Breaking bad news: explaining cancer diagnosis and prognosis [Editorial] G Peter Maguire Med J Aust 1999; 171: 288-289
Poisoning by Amanita phalloides (deathcap) mushrooms in the Australian Capital Territory [Notable Cases] Geoffrey M Trim, Heino Lepp, Matthew J Hall, Robin V McKeown, Geoffrey W McCaughan, Geoffrey G Duggin and David G Le Couteur Med J Aust 1999; 171: 247-249
'Smoking is a major cause of blindness' [Editorial] Paul Mitchell, Simon Chapman, Wayne Smith Med J Aust 1999; 171: 173-174
An analysis of the causes of adverse events from the Quality in Australian Health Care Study [Research] Ross McL Wilson, Bernadette T Harrison, Robert W Gibberd and John D Hamilton Med J Aust 1999; 170: 411-415
The human element of adverse events [Editorial] Charles A Vincent Med J Aust 1999; 170: 404-405
Sceptical medicine [Editorial] Stephen R Leeder, Chris A Silagy, George L Rubin Med J Aust 1999; 170: 99-100
Working with the Wellcome Trust [Medical Research Perspectives] Bridget M Ogilvie Med J Aust 1998; 169: 634-639
Medical research in New South Wales 1993-1996 assessed by Medline publication capture [Medical Research Perspectives] Emmanuel J Favaloro Med J Aust 1998; 169: 617-622
Long hours are a financial reality [Matters Arising] Leslie G Olson Med J Aust 1998; 169: 341
The forgotten generation [Matters Arising] Terry G Coupland Med J Aust 1998; 169: 339-340
Shorter hours reduces training [Matters Arising] William B Molloy Med J Aust 1998; 169: 339
Doctors' working hours: can the medical profession afford to let the courts decide what is reasonable? Antony Nocera and Diana Strange Khursandi Med J Aust 1998; 168: 616-618
Working harder -- working dangerously? [Viewpoint] Leslie G Olson and Antonio Ambrogetti Med J Aust 1998; 168: 614-616
Junior doctors' working hours: an unhealthy tradition? [Editorial] Gerry Holmes Med J Aust 1998; 168: 587-588
Use of systematic reviews of randomised trials by Australian neonatologists and obstetricians [Research] Christopher F C Jordens, Penelope Hawe, Les M Irwig, David J Henderson-Smart, Margaret Ryan, Deborah A Donoghue, Roger G Gabb and Ian S Fraser Med J Aust 1998; 168: 267-270
Disseminating and applying best evidence [Editorial] Paddy A Phillips Med J Aust 1998; 168: 206-261
General internal medicine in Australia and New Zealand -- a renaissance [Editorial] Ian A Scott, Peter B Greenberg Med J Aust 1998; 168: 104-105
The Professional Indemnity Review: what did it accomplish? [Medicine and the law] Charlotta Blomberg Med J Aust 1998; 164: 502-504
The Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science [The research enterprise] Brendon J Kearney Med J Aust 1997; 167: 614-617
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
Funding Australia's health and medical research [The research enterprise] Warwick P Anderson Med J Aust 1997; 167: 608-609
Medicine, modernism and after: a new role model for the doctor? [Editorials] Uffe Juul Jensen Med J Aust 1997; 167: 570-571
'Single use only' labelling of medical devices: always essential or sometimes spurious? [Viewpoint] Ian Stewart Med J Aust 1997; 167: 538-539
'Single use only': obfuscation or the necessary attainment of zero risk? [Editorials] R Michael Whitby, David F M Looke Med J Aust 1997; 167: 519-520
Health service reform: the perceptions of medical specialists in Australia (New South Wales), the United Kingdom and New [Health care] Rod J Perkins, Keith J Petrie, Patrick G Alley, Peter C Barnes, Malcolm M Fisher, Peter J Hatfield Med J Aust 1997; 167: 201-204
Doctors and healthcare reform [Editorials] Stephen J Duckett Med J Aust 1997; 167: 184-185
The use of oral opioids in patients with chronic non-cancer pain [Clinical practice] Paul J Graziotti and C Roger Goucke Med J Aust 1997; 167: 30-34
Australian trends in opioid prescribing for chronic non-cancer pain, 1986-1996 [Health care] James R Bell Med J Aust 1997; 167: 26-29
New guidelines for management and prevention of meningococcal disease in Australia [Clinical practice] Mahomed S Patel, Peter J Collignon, Charles R Watson, Robert J Condon, Richard R Doherty, Angela Merianos, Gregory J Stewart Med J Aust 1997; 166: 598-601
Australian patients' delay in response to heart attack symptoms [Research] Kathleen Dracup, Sharon M McKinley, Debra K Moser Med J Aust 1997; 166: 233
Helping heart attack victims to save their own lives [Editorials] Paul E Langton, Peter L Thompson Med J Aust 1997; 166: 228
Women and men and the medical workforce in Australia [Editorials] Carolyn Quadrio Med J Aust 1997; 166: 7
Reuse of single-use medical devices: who makes the decision? [Health care] Keith Woollard Med J Aust 1996; 164: 538
Reuse of single-use medical devices: National Health and Medical Research Council deliberations [Health care] Christopher W Brook Med J Aust 1996; 164: 537
Reuse in sterile sites of single-use medical devices: how common is this in Australia? [Health care] Peter J Collignon, Elaine Graham, Dianne E Dreimanis Med J Aust 1996; 164: 533
Nurses in Australia: their role today and tomorrow [Editorial] Elizabeth C Percival, Helen M Hamilton Med J Aust 1996; 164: 520-521
Migraine: then and now [Editorial] James W Lance Med J Aust 1996; 164: 519-520
Limited adverse occurrence screening: using medical record review to reduce hospital adverse patient events [Research] Alan M wolff Med J Aust 1996; 164: 458-461
Teaching hospital medical staff to handwash [Research] James Tibballs Med J Aust 1996; 164: 395-398
Paintings through the medical lens [Book Review] James A Best Med J Aust ; 187 (11/12): 709.
Clinical examination is still good: suck it and see [Christmas Offerings] Celia M Zubrinich, Christine F McDonald, Simon R Knight and Fergal J O’Donoghue Med J Aust ; 187 (11/12): 692.
Prayer as medicine: how much have we learned? [Spirituality and Health] Marek Jantos and Hosen Kiat Med J Aust 2007; 186 (10 Suppl): S51-S53.
Population survey of the reported ownership of asthma action plans [Research] Richard E Ruffin et al. 6 September 1999; Internet peer review study