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19 June 2006

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From the Editor's desk: Questioning medical education   Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 593.

 

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In This Issue . . .   Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 594.

Editorials

 

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Emergency department frequent flyers: unnecessary load or a lifeline?
Gordian W O Fulde and Martin Duffy — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 595.

 

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Killing the messenger: should scientific journals be responsible for policing scientific fraud?
Ana Marušić and Matko Marušić — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 596-597.

 

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The Greater Metropolitan Clinical Taskforce: an Australian model for clinician governance
Graeme J Stewart, John M Dwyer and Kerry J Goulston — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 597-599.

 

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Hospital in the home: a concept under question
Gideon A Caplan — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 599-600.

 

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Should clinical software be regulated?
Enrico W Coiera and Johanna I Westbrook — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 600-601.

Research

 

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The effect of multidisciplinary case management on selected outcomes for frequent attenders at an emergency department
Georgina A Phillips, David S Brophy, Tracey J Weiland, Antony J Chenhall and Andrew W Dent — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 602-606.

 

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Epilepsy in Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Far North Queensland
John Archer and Ruth Bunby — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 607-610.

 

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Postpartum anti-D: can we safely reduce the dose?
Bradley M Augustson, Elizabeth A Fong, Dianne E Grey, Janine I Davies and Wendy N Erber — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 611-613.

 

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Ultrasonography in diagnosing colorectal cancers in patients presenting with abdominal distension
Shyr-Chyr Chen, Zui-Shen Yen, Hsiu-Po Wang, Chien-Chang Lee, Chiung-Yuan Hsu, Wen-Jone Chen, Chien-Yao Hsu, Hong-Shiee Lai, Fang-Yue Lin and Wei-Jao Chen — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 614-616.

 

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Iodine status in pregnant women and their newborns: are our babies at risk of iodine deficiency?
Cheryl A Travers, Kamala Guttikonda, Carol A Norton, Peter R Lewis, Lyndall J Mollart, Veronica Wiley, Bridget Wilcken, Creswell J Eastman and Steven C Boyages — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 617-620.

Research Enterprise

 

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Predictors of publication: characteristics of submitted manuscripts associated with acceptance at major biomedical journals
Kirby P Lee, Elizabeth A Boyd, Jayna M Holroyd-Leduc, Peter Bacchetti and Lisa A Bero — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 621-626.

Clinical Update

 

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Challenges in the diagnosis of Marfan syndrome
Kim M Summers, Jennifer A West, Madelyn M Peterson, Denis Stark, James J McGill and Malcolm J West — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 627-631.

For Debate

 

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What can we learn from the Hwang and Sudbø affairs?
Paul Gerber — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 632-635.

Viewpoint

 

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The repeating history of objections to the fortification of bread and alcohol: from iron filings to folic acid
Max Kamien — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 638-640.

Correction

 

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The association between hospital overcrowding and mortality among patients admitted via Western Australian emergency departments
Peter C Sprivulis, Julie-Ann Da Silva, Ian G Jacobs, Amanda R L Frazer, George A Jelinek — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 616.

Obituary

 

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Edwin Sinclair Young
Paul Gerber — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 635.

Diagnostic Dilemma

 

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Slowly progressive cranial nerve palsies
Giles C Warner, Mitesh Gandhi and Benidict Panizza — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 641-643.

Snapshot

 

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Lower-back pain, intervertebral-disc calcification and scleral pigmentation
Aman Sharma, Shefali K Sharma, Ajay Wanchu, Manish Kumar, Surjit Singh and Pradeep Bambery — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 643.

Letters

 

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Substance misuse in patients with acute mental illness
Cherrie Ann Galletly and Darryl P Watson — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 645.

 

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A call for help. Australia needs a standard emergency phone number in all hospitals
Gerald F Williams — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 645.

 

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“Positive” family planning: another personal viewpoint
Jane M Andrews — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 645-646.

 

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Adverse drug events: counting is not enough, action is needed
Graeme C Miller, Helena C Britt, Lisa Valenti and Stephanie Knox — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 646.

 

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Health services research in Hungary
Imre Boncz and Andor Sebestyén — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 646-647.

 

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The Research Quality Framework
E Malcolm Symonds — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 647.

 

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High-cost users of hospital beds in Western Australia
Chris Holmwood — Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 647.

Book Reviews

 

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Primary care ophthalmology. 2nd ed.
reviewed by Malcolm J Burvill Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 613.

 

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Paediatric trauma manual
reviewed by Andrew JA Holland Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 631.

Columns

 

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In Other Journals   Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 644.


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