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From the Editor’s Desk: The Stanford 25   Med J Aust 2010; 192 (5): 241.

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In This Issue . . .   Med J Aust 2010; 192 (5): 242.

Editorials

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Clinical-quality registries: their role in quality improvement
John J McNeil, Sue M Evans, Niall P Johnson and Peter A Cameron — Med J Aust 2010; 192 (5): 244-245.

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Troponin measurement and the new assays: how low can we go?
Con N Aroney, Peter E Hickman, Hans G Schneider, Jillian R Tate and Martin Than — Med J Aust 2010; 192 (5): 245-246.

Research

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The prevalence of trachoma in Australia: the National Indigenous Eye Health Survey
Hugh R Taylor, Sarah S Fox, Jing Xie, Ross A Dunn, Anna-Lena M R Arnold and Jill E Keeffe — Med J Aust 2010; 192 (5): 248-253.

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Cardiovascular risk perception and evidence–practice gaps in Australian general practice (the AusHEART study)
Emma L Heeley, David P Peiris, Anushka A Patel, Alan Cass, Andrew Weekes, Claire Morgan, Craig S Anderson and John P Chalmers — Med J Aust 2010; 192 (5): 254-259.

Health Care

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The cost of overweight and obesity in Australia
Stephen Colagiuri, Crystal M Y Lee, Ruth Colagiuri, Dianna Magliano, Jonathan E Shaw, Paul Z Zimmet and Ian D Caterson — Med J Aust 2010; 192 (5): 260-264.

Position Statement

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CICADA: Cough in Children and Adults: Diagnosis and Assessment. Australian Cough Guidelines summary statement
Peter G Gibson, Anne B Chang, Nicholas J Glasgow, Peter W Holmes, Peter Katelaris, Andrew S Kemp, Louis I Landau, Stuart Mazzone, Peter Newcombe, Peter Van Asperen and Anne E Vertigan — Med J Aust 2010; 192 (5): 265-271.

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Diabetic kidney disease: act now or pay later
Robert C Atkins and Paul Z Zimmet, for the 2010 International Society of Nephrology and International Federation of Kidney Foundations World Kidney Day Steering Committee* and the International Diabetes Federation — Med J Aust 2010; 192 (5): 272-274.

Research Enterprise

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Ethics review of multisite studies: the difficult case of community-based Indigenous health research
David M Studdert, Tamara M Vu, Sarah S Fox, Ian P Anderson, Jill E Keeffe and Hugh R Taylor — Med J Aust 2010; 192 (5): 275-280.

Notable Cases

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Hyperhaemolysis in sickle cell disease — an unusual and potentially life-threatening complication
Ian C Stokes, Peter A Downie, Erica M Wood, Donald K Bowden, Paul T Monagle and Chris D Barnes — Med J Aust 2010; 192 (5): 281-282.

Viewpoint

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Fit for the future — a regional governance structure for a new age
Claire L Jackson, Caroline Nicholson and Eugene P McAteer — Med J Aust 2010; 192 (5): 284-287.

The Profession

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Motives for migration of South African doctors to Australia since 1948
Peter C Arnold and David E Lewinsohn — Med J Aust 2010; 192 (5): 288-290.

Letters

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National registration legislative proposals need more work and more time
Peter C Arnold — Med J Aust 2010; 192 (5): 292.

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A case study evaluation of ethics review systems for multicentre clinical trials
Tania Shelby-James, Meera R Agar and David C Currow || Kate L Fitzpatrick, Margaret Boult and Robert A Fitridge || Ian N Olver — Med J Aust 2010; 192 (5): 292-293.

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Winds of change: growing demands for transparency in the relationship between doctors and the pharmaceutical industry
Ian R Gough, Ian Dickinson, Guy Maddern, Michael Grigg and David J Hillis || Iain S Pratt, Clare L Hughes and Terry J Slevin || Richard Kelly Barnes — Med J Aust 2010; 192 (5): 293-295.

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Making cars and making health care: a critical review
David I Ben-Tovim, Duncan Stuart, Maarten Kamp and Paul Cullen || Linda E Shields || Sarah Winch and Amanda J Henderson — Med J Aust 2010; 192 (5): 295-296.

Book Review

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Ethics in practice. Moral theory and the professions
reviewed by Charles D Douglas — Med J Aust 2010; 192 (5): 271.

Correction

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AUSDRISK: an Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Tool based on demographic, lifestyle and simple anthropometric measures
Lei Chen, Dianna J Magliano, Beverley Balkau, Stephen Colagiuri, Paul Z Zimmet, Andrew M Tonkin, Paul Mitchell, Patrick J Phillips and Jonathan E Shaw — Med J Aust 2010; 192 (5): 274.

Columns

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In Other Journals   Med J Aust 2010; 192 (5): 291.

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