Volume 188, Issue 11 | The Medical Journal of Australia

M Lindsay Grayson, Lisa J Jarvie, Rhea Martin, Paul D R Johnson, Meryanda E Jodoin, Celene McMullan, Roger H C Gregory, Kaye Bellis, Katie Cunnington, Fiona L Wilson, Diana Quin and Anne-Maree Kelly

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 633-640 Free

Decrease in breast cancer incidence following a rapid fall in use of hormone replacement therapy in Australia

Karen Canfell, Emily Banks, Aye M Moa and Valerie Beral

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 641-644 Free

Classification and description of stillbirths in New South Wales, 2002–2004

Adrienne Gordon and Heather E Jeffery

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 645-648 Free

Research enterprise

Research governance: current knowledge among clinical researchers

Franz E Babl and Lisa N Sharwood

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 649-652 Free

Fair inclusion of men and women in Australian clinical research: views from ethics committee chairs

Angela J Ballantyne, Wendy A Rogers and on behalf of the Australian Gender Equity in Health Research Group, on behalf of the Australian Gender Equity in Health Research Group

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 653-656 Free

For debate

Respiratory rate: the neglected vital sign

Michelle A Cretikos, Rinaldo Bellomo, Ken Hillman, Jack Chen, Simon Finfer and Arthas Flabouris

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 657-659 Free

Clinical update

Premature ejaculation: a clinical update

Neil R Palmer and Bronwyn G A Stuckey

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 662-666 Free

Viewpoint

Coping with increasing numbers of medical students in rural clinical schools: options and opportunities

Diann S Eley, Louise Young, David Wilkinson, Alan B Chater and Peter G Baker

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 669-671 Free

Snapshot

An osseous cause of dysphagia

Shoaib Faruqi, Muthu Thirumaran and Parry Blaxill

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 671 Free

Correction

Are Australian children iodine deficient? Results of the Australian National Iodine Nutrition Study

Mu Li, Creswell J Eastman, Kay V Waite, Gary Ma, Margaret R Zacharin, Duncan J Topliss, Philip E Harding, John P Walsh, Lynley C Ward, Robin H Mortimer, Emily J Mackenzie, Karen Byth and Zelda Doyle

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 674

Book review

On-call help

Robert P Dowsett

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 661

Columns

In Other Journals

Tanya Grassi

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 672

Volume 188 Issue 11

From the editor’s desk

Bedevilled by bugs

In This Issue

Editorials

Human research ethics — a work in progress

Vitalness of vital signs, and medical emergency teams

“Of droughts and flooding rains”: philanthropy for health and medical research

Research

Significant reductions in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia and clinical isolates associated with a multisite, hand hygiene culture-change program and subsequent successful statewide roll-out