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Journal Activities

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MJA 2008: home sweet home
Bronwyn Gaut — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 604-606.

Editorial

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Doctor displacement: a political agenda or a health care imperative?
Martin B Van Der Weyden — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 608-609.

Conference Report

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Australian Medical Students’ Association: what medical students are contributing to health care
Carly M Fox and Michael A Bonning — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 610-611.

Doctors and Patients

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Perceived difficulties in consulting with patients and families: a survey of Australian cancer specialists
Aneta Dimoska, Afaf Girgis, Vibeke Hansen, Phyllis N Butow and Martin H N Tattersall — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 612-615.

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An improvement focus in public reporting: the Queensland approach
Stephen J Duckett, Justin Collins, Maarten Kamp and Kew Walker — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 616-617.

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Qualities men value when communicating with general practitioners: implications for primary care settings
James A Smith, Annette J Braunack-Mayer, Gary A Wittert and Megan J Warin — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 618-621.

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Worm’s eye view
Richard A Joske — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 621.

The Profession

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Knowing — or not knowing — when to stop: cognitive decline in ageing doctors
Robert G Adler and Conn Constantinou — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 622-624.

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Dealing with “rogue” medical students: we need a nationally consistent approach based on “case law”
Malcolm H Parker and David Wilkinson — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 626-628.

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Radiologists’ lament
Turab Chakera and Makhan S Khangure — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 628.

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Brit abroad: thoughts of a British resident working in Sydney
Sarah C Armstrong — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 629.

The Whole Wide World

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World Youth Day 2008: did it stress Sydney hospitals?
Myles W H Smith, Gordian W O Fulde and Patricia M Hendry — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 630-632.

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Blessings in disguise: public health emergency preparedness for World Youth Day 2008
Jan Fizzell and Paul K Armstrong — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 633-636.

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South Africa: a 21st century apartheid in health and health care?
Gavin H Mooney and Diane E McIntyre — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 637-640.

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Health and human security in West Papua
Susan J Rees, Remco van de Pas, Derrick Silove and Moses Kareth — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 641-643.

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What Australia can learn from the US health care system
Jeffrey D Zajac — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 644.

Power Of One

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In pursuit of patient care, research and health policy: today’s research is tomorrow’s practice and policy
Judith A Whitworth — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 646-649.

Research Enterprise

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On our selection: Australian longitudinal research studies
Ann T Gregory, Ruth M Armstrong, Tanya D Grassi, Bronwyn Gaut and Martin B Van Der Weyden — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 650-657.

History

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de Ketham revisited: a modern-day urine wheel
Charles J Diskin — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 658-659.

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Q fever. Was Edward Derrick’s contribution undervalued?
Robin A Cooke — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 660-662.

True Stories

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Thirty-year follow-up at pneumonectomy of a 58-year-old survivor of disseminated osteosarcoma
George A Jelinek and Ruth H Gawler — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 663-665.

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Pigs, burns and curly tails
Geoffrey C Mullins — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 666-667.

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Transient ischaemic attack caused by an ingested stingray barb
Desmond C C Gan, Ravi L Huilgol and Mark J Westcott — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 668-669.

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No ticket for a corpse
John S Whitehall — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 670-671.

Christmas Offerings

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A sonnet to a doctor’s epiphany
Suran Fernando — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 628.

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Foreign body inhalation: a nut in the tree
Stefan Buchholz and George V Rudan — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 636.

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Baby in the eye?
Neil S Sharma — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 669.

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Hospitals are dangerous places
Adrian G Barnett, Nicholas Graves, Ben S Cooper, Rahul Batra and Jonathan D Edgeworth — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 672.

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Blowin’ a blizzard in Brissie
Tim Young, Cheryl Scott and Rebecca McLachlan — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 673.

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Does degree of baldness influence vitamin D status?
Mark J Bolland, Ruth W Ames, Andrew B Grey, Anne M Horne, Barbara H Mason, Greg D Gamble and Ian R Reid — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 674-675.

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Flying and medicine: mutual lessons
Balakrishnan R Nair — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 676.

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Kid stone: a tale of valour and writhing agony
Keiran K Tuck — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 677-678.

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Pneumoperitoneum: a non-surgical cause
Yu Xuan Kitzing and Sam McCormack — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 678.

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Occasional assistance needed for general practice
Alison Miller — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 678.

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The positive power of paintings
Mike Barr — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 679.

Letter

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Disability: time for real change
Dinah S Reddihough and Bruce P Bonyhady — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 615.

Quotable Quotes

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Let’s cut to the chase: quotes from MJA contributors in 2008
Ann T Gregory — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 645.

Book Reviews

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Dissection
Reviewed by Caroline M De Costa — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 640.

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Round the red lamp
Reviewed by James A Best — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 657.

Christmas Competition

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MJA Christmas Competition: a tonic for uncertain times
Ruth Armstrong — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11/12): 680.

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