Letters

Evidence is positive — for now

Robert I Menzies · Vicki L Krause · Peter B McIntyre

Health librarians are an important resource supporting doctors’ decisions and advice to patients

Gemma Siemensma

Australia’s health policy will need to reflect the new international goals

Cindy Shannon · Claire E Brolan · Deepa Gajjar

Children in out-of-home placements have complex health needs

Klaus Martin Beckmann

Increasing school-leaver enrolments and offering fewer graduate-entry places may explain gender bias

Natasha Behrendorff · David Liu

Change in the two domestic entry pathways may be one of several contributing factors

Mavourneen Casey · Diann S Eley

Too much alcohol is not the only hazard at the pub

Chameen Samarawickrama · John Leaney · Stephanie Watson

Linkage is arduous and prone to errors

Jessica L Harding · Jonathan E Shaw · Dianna J Magliano

Little data linkage occurs in Australian primary care: we can do better

Danielle Mazza · Lyle R Turner · Christopher Pearce

Screening has proven benefits, and a nationally consistent approach is needed

on behalf of the Disorders of Sex Development Subcommittee, Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group

Is inhospital transmission of C. difficile lower than previously thought?

Nelly E P Engelhardt · David B McGechie

The MJA archive needs to be fully available online

Paul A L Lancaster

In reply — calling potential donors to preserve all MJA issues

Christine Gee · Jackie Holman · Stephen Leeder

Is debate being constrained by our obsession with universal fee-for-service medical care?

Peter C Arnold

In reply -- We need a more wide-ranging debate about different payment systems

Christopher B Del Mar

Activity-based funding is the most appropriate currently available method of funding hospitals

Ian R Gough

In reply -- Activity-based funding is a tool that might be used by the states, but not by the federal government

Johannes U Stoelwinder

The benefits outweigh the kidney risks

William R Adam

Switching to alternative therapies has downsides

John Saboisky

In reply -- Collaboration with nephrologists is important

Milton Roxanas · Blair S Grace · Charles R P George

Telehealth enables the severely disabled to receive continued support from experienced personnel

Robert D Henderson · Nicole Hutchinson · James A Douglas · Carol Douglas

The modern military approach provides a lesson to civilians on professional ethics

Michael C Reade

Aboriginal community controlled primary health care services are making a real difference in the Northern Territory

Pasqualina M Coffey · Alex Hope · John D Boffa

Community controlled health services are key to closing the gap, but success is still a long way off

Lesley M Russell