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From the Editor's Desk: Medical workforce expansion — uncertain times   Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 129.

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In This Issue . . .   Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 130.

Editorials

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Pelvic pain in women: common and challenging
Cynthia M Farquhar — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 131-132.

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Mandatory reporting of professional incompetence
Peter C Arnold — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 132-133.

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Venous thromboembolism — a major health and financial burden: how can we do better to prevent this disease?
Beng H Chong, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Mark F Harris and John P Fletcher — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 134-135.

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Problem gambling: what do general practitioners need to know and do about it?
Shane A Thomas, Leon Piterman and Alun C Jackson — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 135-136.

Research

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Prevalence and correlates of three types of pelvic pain in a nationally representative sample of Australian women
Marian K Pitts, Jason A Ferris, Anthony M A Smith, Julia M Shelley and Juliet Richters — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 138-143.

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The incidence of venous thromboembolism: a prospective, community-based study in Perth, Western Australia
Wai Khoon Ho, Graeme J Hankey and John W Eikelboom — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 144-147.

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How will Australian general practitioners respond to an influenza pandemic? A qualitative study of ethical values
Olga Anikeeva, Annette J Braunack-Mayer and Jackie M Street — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 148-150.

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Variable uptake of recommended interventions to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Australia, 1982–2005
Michelle L Giles, Ann M McDonald, Elizabeth J Elliott, John B Ziegler, Margaret E Hellard, Sharon R Lewin and John M Kaldor — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 151-154.

Medicine and the Media

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The newsworthiness of cancer in Australian television news
Ross MacKenzie, Simon Chapman, Natalie Johnson, Kevin McGeechan and Simon Holding — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 155-158.

Medical Education

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The mini clinical evaluation exercise (mini-CEX) for assessing clinical performance of international medical graduates
Balakrishnan R Nair, Heather G Alexander, Barry P McGrath, Mulavana S Parvathy, Eve C Kilsby, Johannes Wenzel, Ian B Frank, George S Pachev and Gordon G Page — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 159-161.

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Development of the Australian Core Competencies in Musculoskeletal Basic and Clinical Science project — phase 1
Mellick J Chehade and Aleksander Bachorski — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 162-165.

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Efficiency of clinical training at the Northern Territory Clinical School: placement length and rate of return for internship
Anna McDonnel Smedts and Michael P Lowe — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 166-168.

Health Care Reform

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Health policy and reform: gathering the evidence
Martin B Van Der Weyden — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 169-170.

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What is the health service for?
John Menadue — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 170-171.

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The people principle in Australian health care
Gavin H Mooney — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 171-172.

Notable Cases

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Paediatric lobar lung transplantation: addressing the paucity of donor organs
Dominic T Keating, Glen P Westall, Silvana F Marasco, Jacquie H Burton, Mark R Buckland, Colin F Robertson, Trevor J Williams and Gregory I Snell — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 173-175.

Letters

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Pancreatitis following human papillomavirus vaccination
Amitabha Das, David Chang, Andrew V Biankin and Neil D Merrett — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 178.

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Feeding choice for children with immediate allergic reactions to cows milk protein
Sam S Mehr and Andrew S Kemp — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 178-179.

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Recognition of USA300 isolates of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Australia
Thomas Gottlieb, Wei-Yuen Su, John Merlino and Elaine Y-L Cheong — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 179-180.

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Bupropion and bradycardia
Jacqueline Landau and Andrew E Ajani — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 180.

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Misleading advertising of PI-based drug information?
Lilon G Bandler — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 181.

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Personal carbon trading: a potential “stealth intervention” for obesity reduction?
Cathal A Smith || Barry N J Walters — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 181.

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Probiotics: sorting the evidence from the myths
Shimonti Chatterjee and John Fraser || Sanjaya N Senanayake || Mimi Pham, Daniel A Lemberg and Andrew S Day — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 182-183.

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Booster seat use by children aged 4–11 years: evidence of the need to revise current Australasian standards to accommodate overweight children
Yvonne A Zurynski, Lynne Bilston and Elizabeth J Elliott — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 183.

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Mandometer treatment of Australian patients with eating disorders
Phillip Gray — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 184.

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South African medical graduates in Australia
Peter C Arnold — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 184.

Obituary

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Cyril Swaine
Peter P Thomas — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 143.

Book Review

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Medico-legal radiology
Reviewed by Paul Nisselle — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 177.

Corrections

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Patterns and incidence of γ-hydroxybutyrate (GHB)-related ambulance attendances in Melbourne, Victoria
Paul M Dietze, Stefan Cvetkovski, Monica J Barratt and Susan Clemens — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 180.

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The increasing problem of motorcycle injuries in children and adolescents
Catherine A Bevan , Franz E Babl , Penny Bolt and Lisa N Sharwood — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 180.

Columns

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In Other Journals   Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 176.

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