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From the Editor’s Desk: Evidence-based managed care   Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): 417.

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In This Issue . . .   Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): 418.

Editorials

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The National Hand Hygiene Initiative
M Lindsay Grayson and Philip L Russo — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): 420-421.

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Adding weight to preconception care
Marc J N C Keirse — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): 421-422.

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Management of waiting lists needs sound data
Andrea J Curtis, Johannes U Stoelwinder and John J McNeil — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): 423-424.

Research

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Barriers to addressing overweight and obesity before conception
Leonie K Callaway, Michael J O’Callaghan and H David McIntyre — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): 425-428.

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Reducing excessive weight gain in pregnancy: a randomised controlled trial
Kirby Jeffries, Alexis Shub, Susan P Walker, Richard Hiscock and Michael Permezel — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): 429-433.

Doctors’ Health

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Keeping the doctor healthy: ongoing challenges
Kym D Jenkins — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): 435.

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Australian doctors’ involvement in medicolegal matters: a cross-sectional self-report study
Louise M Nash, Patrick J Kelly, Michele G Daly, Garry Walter, Elizabeth H van Ekert, Merrilyn Walton, Simon M Willcock and Christopher C Tennant — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): 436-440.

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The health and wellbeing of junior doctors: insights from a national survey
Alexandra L Markwell and Zoe Wainer — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): 441-444.

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The national Junior Medical Officer Welfare Study: a snapshot of intern life in Australia — Letter
Daniel C Heredia, Caroline S Rhodes, Suzanne E English, Dayna B Law, Anna C McElrea and Florian X Honeyball — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): 445.

Health Care Reform

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Does the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission have a real answer for public hospitals?
David G Penington — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): 446-447.

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Bigger is not always better: what the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission report means for general practice
Michael R Kidd — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): 448-449.

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The NHHRC final report: view from the hospital sector
Ian A Scott — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): 450-453.

Position Statement

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ASID (HICSIG) position statement: infection control guidelines for patients with influenza-like illnesses, including pandemic (H1N1) influenza 2009, in Australian health care facilities
Rhonda L Stuart, Allen C Cheng, Caroline L Marshall and John K Ferguson — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): 454-458.

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A consensus statement on the management of pregnancy and delivery in women who are carriers of or have bleeding disorders
Scott M Dunkley, Susan J Russell, John A Rowell, Chris D Barnes, Ross I Baker, Megan l Sarson, Alison M Street on behalf of the Australian Haemophilia Centre Directors’ Organisation — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): 460-463.

Viewpoint

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National registration legislative proposals need more work and more time                      
Kerry J Breen — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): 464-465.

Lessons from Practice

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Recognising congenital glaucoma
Adam K Rudkin, Jwu J Khong and Theresa M Casey — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): 466-467.

Letters

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Naloxone for administration by peers in cases of heroin overdose
Simon R Lenton, Paul M Dietze, Louisa Degenhardt, Shane Darke and Tony G Butler — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): 469.

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Back pain: a National Health Priority Area in Australia?
Victor J Wilk, Michael J Yelland and Michael B Oei || Stephanie K Vaughan, Julie L Gawthorne, Andrew S Finckh and Susan A Welch || Rachelle Buchbinder and Andrew M Briggs — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): 469-470.

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Sociodemographic correlates of antidepressant utilisation in Australia
Magenta B Simmons, Michaela R Willet and Sarah E Hetrick — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): 471.

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Coordination of care for patients with chronic disease
Paul A Hartigan, Tuck Meng Soo and Marjan Kljakovic || Mark F Harris, Bibiana C Chan and Sarah M Dennis — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): 471-472.

Supplement

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Clean hands save lives
Clinical Excellence Commision — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8 Suppl): S1-S32.

Book Reviews

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Davidson’s essentials of medicine
reviewed by James Macdonald — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): 453.

Columns

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In Other Journals   Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): 468.

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