Research

Objective outcomes information is provided for counselling women who are contemplating vulvoplasty

Amanda J Ampt · Vijay Roach · Christine L Roberts

HTLV-1 infection may be more prevalent among Indigenous Australians than is currently appreciated

Lloyd J Einsiedel · Hai Pham · Richard J Woodman · Clinton Pepperill · Kerry A Taylor

Patterns of allergic sensitisation can inform more effective aeroallergen avoidance and screening strategies

Andrew W Kam · Winnie WY Tong · Jenna M Christensen · Constance H Katelaris · Janet Rimmer · Richard J Harvey

Suicide prevention initiatives should focus on workplace factors and differential risks for men and women employed as health professionals

Allison J Milner · Humaira Maheen · Marie M Bismark · Matthew J Spittal

Closing the Indigenous gap could have far-reaching benefits for the economic future of the Territory

Yuejen Zhao · Siva R Vemuri · Dinesh Arya

WBA is a reliable method if multiple tools and assessors are used over a period of time

Balakrishnan (Kichu) R Nair · Joyce MW Moonen-van Loon · Mulavana S Parvathy · Cees PM van der Vleuten

There are strong associations between rural GP vocational training location and subsequent rural practice location

Matthew R McGrail · Deborah J Russell · David G Campbell

The lower rate of coronary angiography is the key disparity in the care of Aboriginal patients with acute coronary syndromes

Rosanna Tavella · Katharine McBride · Wendy Keech · Janet Kelly · Amanda Rischbieth · Christopher Zeitz · John F Beltrame · Philip A Tideman · Alex Brown

Good glycaemic control is not sufficient for avoiding adverse outcomes for mother and child

Sally K Abell · Jacqueline A Boyle · Barbora de Courten · Michelle Knight · Sanjeeva Ranasinha · John Regan · Georgia Soldatos · Euan M Wallace · Sophia Zoungas · Helena J Teede

Adhering to screening recommendations is essential to avoiding increased HIV infection rates in remote communities

James S Ward · Amalie Dyda · Skye McGregor · Alice Rumbold · Linda Garton · Basil Donovan · John M Kaldor · Rebecca J Guy

A focus on clinical care standards and better health service distribution is needed to reduce variation in angiography rates

Derek P Chew · Andrew I MacIsaac · Jeffrey Lefkovits · Richard W Harper · Luke Slawomirski · David Braddock · Matthew J Horsfall · Heather A Buchan · Chris John Ellis · David B Brieger · Tom G Briffa

A pre-hospital diagnostic and treatment strategy is appropriate in regions where timely primary percutaneous coronary intervention is not possible

Arshad A Khan · Trent Williams · Lindsay Savage · Paul Stewart · Asma Ashraf · Allan J Davies · Steven Faddy · John Attia · Christopher Oldmeadow · Rohan Bhagwandeen · Peter J Fletcher · Andrew J Boyle

The speed with which patients are referred to specialists depends on the cancer type

Karen Lacey · James F Bishop · Hannah L Cross · Patty Chondros · Georgios Lyratzopoulos · Jon D Emery

Intensive acute hospital physiotherapy is safe and reduces the length of hospital stay

Lara A Kimmel · Susan M Liew · James M Sayer · Anne E Holland

The significant amount of unpaid patient care between consultations is an inherent problem of the fee-for-service system

Joan Henderson · Lisa A Valenti · Helena C Britt · Clare Bayram · Carmen Wong · Christopher Harrison · Allan J Pollack · Julie Gordon · Graeme C Miller

The high acceptability of LARCS in these communities concords with international recommendations on contraception

Emma K Griffiths · Julia V Marley · Domenica Friello · David N Atkinson

Carers with functional limitations or a history of treatment for mental health problems may require additional support

Anna B Williamson · Catherine A D’Este · Kathleen F Clapham · Sandra J Eades · Sally Redman · Beverley Raphael

About 450 000 individuals in Australia may be eligible for lung cancer screening

David Manners MB BS(Hons) · Jennie Hui PhD · Michael Hunter PhD(Dist) · Alan James MB BS, FRACP, PhD · Matthew W Knuiman PhD · Annette McWilliams FRACP, FRCPC, MD · Siobhain Mulrennan MRCP, MD, FRACP · Arthur W (Bill) Musk MB BS, MD, FRACP · Fraser JH Brims MD, MRCP, FRACP

Strategies for reducing the incidence of major head injuries resulting from falls should be explored

Ben Beck PhD, BE(Biomed)(Hons) · Janet E Bray PhD · Peter A Cameron MB BS, MD, FACEM · D James Cooper BM BS, MD, FAAHMS · Belinda J Gabbe PhD, MBiostat, BPhysio(Hons)

Potentially fatal dosing errors continue to occur despite a number of safety initiatives — new strategies are required

Rose Cairns PhD, BPharm(Hons) · Jared A Brown BPharm(Hons), MPH, FSHP · Ann-Maree Lynch BSc(Hons), PhD · Jeff Robinson BPharm, FSHP, GradDipHospPharm · Carol Wylie BPharm, PGDClinPharm · Nicholas A Buckley BMed, FRACP, MD

Improving NEAT compliance rates can significantly reduce the in-hospital mortality of emergency admissions

Clair Sullivan MB BS(Hons), MD, FRACP · Andrew Staib MB BS, FACEM · Sankalp Khanna PhD · Norm M Good MSc · Justin Boyle PhD, BEng · Rohan Cattell PhD · Liam Heiniger BSc(SciStat)(Hon) · Bronwyn R Griffin BN, PhD, GdipEmerg · Anthony Jr Bell FACEM, MPH, FRACMA · James Lind BS BM, BMedSci, FACEM · Ian A Scott FRACP, MHA, MEd

Many smokers use e-cigarettes as cessation aids or to minimise smoking-related harm — perhaps unwisely

Sally Dunlop PhD · Claudine Lyons MPS, BA, LLB · Anita Dessaix MPH, MA · David Currow BMed, MPH, PhD

Despite a broad conceptual consensus, there is variability in how the concept is applied in clinical decision making

Ben White LLB(Hons), DPhil · Lindy Willmott LLB, LLM, PhD · Eliana Close BSc(Hons), BA(Hons) · Nicole Shepherd BSc, BSocSci(Hons) · Cindy Gallois PhD, MA, BSL · Malcolm H Parker MB BS, MHlthMedLaw, MD · Sarah Winch BA(Hons), PhD · Nicholas Graves PhD · Leonie K Callaway MB BS(Hons), FRACP, PhD

The performance of the Victorian health system has improved according to three processes of care indicators

Fanny Sampurno BA, BSci(Hons) · Arul Earnest PhD, MSc, BSocSc(Hons) · Patabendi B Kumari MB BS, MSc, MD · Jeremy L Millar MB ChB, FRANZCR, FAChPM · Ian D Davis MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP · Declan G Murphy FRCS(Urol) · Mark Frydenberg MB BS, FRACS · Paul A Kearns MB BS, FRACS(Urol) · Sue M Evans PhD, MClinEpi

An estimated 970 000 Australians may not be receiving recommended combination blood pressure- and lipid-lowering therapy

Emily Banks MB BS, PhD, FAFPHM · Simon R Crouch MB BS, PhD, FAFPHM · Rosemary J Korda PhD · Bill Stavreski BEcon, MPPM · Karen Page RN, MNursStud, BEd · Katherine A Thurber MPhil · Robert Grenfell MB BS, MPH, FAFPHM