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Research letters

Flying under the radar: first hospitalisation with anorexia nervosa at age 54

Faith Ng and George Bruxner

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (9): 347 Free

Counterfeit drugs: an Australian perspective

Conor C Hensey and Amanda Gwee

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (9): 344 Free

Benchmarking in Australia using the International Foundations of Medicine Clinical Science Examination

Anna T Ryan, Deborah A O’Mara, Zarrin S Siddiqui, Helena M Ward and James D Fraser

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (9): 345

Kitesurfing — playing with water or with fire?

Steven JG Leeuwerke, Manimaran Sinnathamby and René Zellweger

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (8): 301

Ladder-related injuries in New South Wales

Jenny Miu, Michael M Dinh, Kate Curtis and Zsolt J Balogh

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (8): 302

Increasing incidence of type 2 diabetes in Indigenous and non-Indigenous children in Western Australia, 1990–2012

Aveni Haynes, Rachelle Kalic, Matthew Cooper, Jacqueline K Hewitt and Elizabeth Ann Davis

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (8): 303

Rising incidence of invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W in Victoria

Katherine A Bond, Kerrie Stevens, Dieter Bulach, Kylie Carville, Katherine S Ong and Benjamin P Howden

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (7): 265-266

Dengue fever in travellers: are we missing warning signs of severe dengue in a non-endemic setting?

Alex Tai, Roselle Robosa, Alexander A Padiglione, Chamila Dalpatadu and Tony M Korman

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (7): 267 Free

Shigellosis: high rates of antibiotic resistance necessitate new treatment recommendations

Jeremy Brown, Simon J Willcox, Neil Franklin, Briony Hazelton and Matthew VN O'Sullivan

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (7): 261

Polymerase chain reaction testing for faecal parasites: risks and alternatives

Asha C Bowen, Harsha Sheorey, Penelope A Bryant, Jennifer Robson and David P Burgner

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (7): 262

Immunisation for medical researchers: an ethical and practical imperative

Michelle L Townsend, Brin FS Grenyer, Wilfred Yeo and Ian Wright

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (7): 263

A case of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis in a 23-year-old recent immigrant to Australia

Eloise Williams, Iain J Abbott, Lai Yin Law and Stephen David Guy

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (7): 264

First report of Zika virus infection in a returned traveller from the Solomon Islands

Nastaran Rafiei, Krispin Hajkowicz, Andrew Redmond and Carmel Taylor

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (5): 186

Barriers to reforming low-value care

Jane M Andrews

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (5): 187

A case of acute phosphate nephropathy

Aravinthan Loganathan, Ken-Soon Tan, John Moore and Kimberley Oliver

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (5): 183

HPV vaccine impact in Australian women: ready for an HPV-based screening program

Julia ML Brotherton, Dorota M Gertig, Cathryn May, Genevieve Chappell and Marion Saville

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (5): 184 Free

Antioxidant supplementation and cancer patients receiving curative-intent chemotherapy

Peter J Smith and Kathryn J Steadman

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (5): 185

Prescription drug monitoring in Australia: capacity and coverage issues

Rowan P Ogeil, Cherie Heilbronn, Belinda Lloyd and Dan I Lubman

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (4): 148 Free

Trends in drug use among adolescents admitted to residential treatment in Australia

Sally Nathan, Anna Bethmont, Patrick R Rawstorne, Mark Ferry and Andrew Hayen

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (4): 149-150

Trends in methamphetamine residues in wastewater in metropolitan and regional cities in south-east Queensland, 2009–2015

Foon Yin Lai, Jake O'Brien, Phong K Thai, Wayne D Hall and Jochen Mueller

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (4): 151-152 Free

Pitfalls in photographing radiological images from computer screens

Jarrel Seah, Andrew D Nichols, Philip M Lewis and Jeffrey V Rosenfeld

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (3): 106-107 Free

Uptake of novel oral anticoagulants in Australia

Nicole L Pratt, Emmae N Ramsay, Gillian E Caughey, Sepehr Shakib and Elizabeth E Roughead

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (3): 104-105 Free

A broad perspective on anatomy education: celebrating teaching diversity and innovations

Paul G McMenamin, Norman Eizenberg, Anthony Buzzard, Quentin Fogg and Michelle Lazarus

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (2): 57

A multidisciplinary renal genetics clinic improves patient diagnosis

Andrew Mallett, Lindsay F Fowles, Julie McGaughran, Helen Healy and Chirag Patel

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (2): 58-59

How severe was the 2015 influenza season in Australia?

James E Fielding, Annette K Regan, Craig B Dalton, Monique B-N Chilver and Sheena G Sullivan

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (2): 60-61 Free