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It is public perception that counts

Martin B Van Der Weyden
Med J Aust 2006; 185 (11): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00759.x
Published online: 4 December 2006

In reply: Grattan-Smith is obviously concerned about “Doctors behaving badly?” as an appropriate title for the editorial by Tattersall and Kerridge.1 He is also agitated by my column From the Editor’s Desk “Tilting at titles”.2


  • The Medical Journal of Australia, Sydney, NSW.


Correspondence: medjaust@ampco.com.au

  • 1. Tattersall MHN, Kerridge IH. Doctors behaving badly [editorial]? Med J Aust 2006; 185: 299-300.
  • 2. Van Der Weyden MB. From the Editor’s desk: tilting at titles. Med J Aust 2006: 185: 297.
  • 3. Moynihan R. The sugar-coated pill. The Australian 2006; 25 Jul: 10.
  • 4. Moynihan R. Just say no to pharma freebies. The Australian 2006; 28 Jul: 14.
  • 5. Stop the gravy train [editorial]. Sydney Morning Herald 2006; 7 Aug: 8.
  • 6. Moynihan R. Roche defends buying lavish meals for doctors at Sydney’s restaurants. BMJ 2006; 333: 169.
  • 7. Angelo G. Arrogance of the privileged [letter]. The Australian 2006; 26 Jul: 13.
  • 8. Bonner TN. Becoming a physician. Medical education in Britain, France, Germany and the United States 1750–1945. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995.

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