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The assessment of kidney function by general practitioners in Australian patients with type 2 diabetes (NEFRON-2)

Merlin C Thomas, Andrew J Weekes, Olivia J Broadley and Mark E Cooper

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (5): 259-262 Free

Does the CONSORT checklist improve the quality of reports of randomised controlled trials? A systematic review

Amy C Plint, David Moher, Andra Morrison, Kenneth Schulz, Douglas G Altman, Catherine Hill and Isabelle Gaboury

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (5): 263-267 Free

Does the presence of heart failure alter prescribing of drug therapy after myocardial infarction? A multicentre study

Henry Krum, Adam Meehan, John Varigos, Philippa R Loane and Baki Billah

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 191-194 Free

A system for improving vitamin D nutrition in residential care

Alison E R Wigg, Caroline Prest, Peter Slobodian, Allan G Need and Leslie G Cleland

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 195-198 Free

Treatment of varicose veins by endovenous laser therapy: assessment of results by ultrasound surveillance

Kenneth Myers, Robert Fris and Damien Jolley

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 199-202 Free

The returns from cardiovascular research: the impact of the National Heart Foundation of Australia’s investment

Moira A Clay, Claire Donovan, Linda Butler and Brian F Oldenburg

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 209-212 Free

Retractions in the research literature: misconduct or mistakes?

Sara B Nath, Steven C Marcus and Benjamin G Druss

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (3): 152-154 Free

Increased expenditure on Australian health and medical research and changes in numbers of publications determined using PubMed

Kumara Mendis and Rick McLean

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (3): 155-158 Free

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Victoria: rural and urban outcomes

Paul A Jennings, Peter Cameron, Tony Walker, Stephen Bernard and Karen Smith

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (3): 135-139 Free

The burden of chronic kidney disease in Australian patients with type 2 diabetes (the NEFRON study)

Merlin C Thomas, Andrew J Weekes, Olivia J Broadley, Mark E Cooper and Tim H Mathew

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (3): 140-144 Free

Long-term trends in Indigenous deaths from chronic diseases in the Northern Territory: a foot on the brake, a foot on the accelerator

David P Thomas, John R Condon, Ian P Anderson, Shu Q Li, Stephen Halpin, Joan Cunningham and Steven L Guthridge

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (3): 145-149 Free

Supporting research in primary care: are practice-based research networks the missing link?

Nicholas A Zwar, David P Weller, Lucy McCloughan and Vanessa J Traynor

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (2): 110-113 Free

What supports effective research links between Divisions of General Practice and universities?

Elizabeth C Kalucy, Christopher M Pearce, Barbara Beacham, Belinda L Lowcay and Rachel E Yates

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (2): 114-116 Free

Primary health care research — essential but disadvantaged

Julie J Yallop, Brian R McAvoy, Joanne L Croucher, Andrew Tonkin and Leon Piterman, on behalf of the CHAT Study Group

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (2): 118-120 Free

Aboriginal health workers and diabetes care in remote community health centres: a mixed method analysis

Damin Si, Ross S Bailie, Samantha J Togni, Peter H N d'Abbs and Gary W Robinson

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (1): 40-45 Free

The effect of multidisciplinary case management on selected outcomes for frequent attenders at an emergency department

Georgina Ann Phillips, David S Brophy, Tracey J Weiland, Antony J Chenhall and Andrew W Dent

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 602-606 Free

Epilepsy in Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Far North Queensland

John Archer and Ruth Bunby

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 607-610 Free

Postpartum anti-D: can we safely reduce the dose?

Bradley M Augustson, Elizabeth A Fong, Dianne E Grey, Janine I Davies and Wendy N Erber

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 611-613 Free

Ultrasonography in diagnosing colorectal cancers in patients presenting with abdominal distension

Shyr-Chyr Chen, Zui-Shen Yen, Hsiu-Po Wang, Chien-Chang Lee, Chiung-Yuan Hsu, Wen-Jone Chen, Chien-Yao Hsu, Hong-Shiee Lai, Fang-Yue Lin and Wei-Jao Chen

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 614-616 Free

Iodine status in pregnant women and their newborns: are our babies at risk of iodine deficiency?

Cheryl A Travers, Kamala Guttikonda, Carol A Norton, Peter R Lewis, Lyndall J Mollart, Veronica Wiley, Bridget Wilcken, Creswell J Eastman and Steven C Boyages

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 617-620 Free

Predictors of publication: characteristics of submitted manuscripts associated with acceptance at major biomedical journals

Kirby P Lee, Elizabeth A Boyd, Jayna M Holroyd-Leduc, Peter Bacchetti and Lisa A Bero

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 621-626 Free

A comparison of colorectal neoplasia screening tests: a multicentre community-based study of the impact of consumer choice

Geoffrey M Forbes, Richard M Mendelson, John T Edwards, Noellene M Foster, Janina Z Pawlik, Peter A Bampton, Frank Voyvodic, Jane Upton, Finlay A Macrae, Damien Stella, Bernadette Viney, Cathy J Pizzey, Lin Fritschi and Jane Heyworth, The Multicentre Australian Colorectal-neoplasia Screening (MACS) Group

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (11): 546-550 Free

The incidence and cost of adverse events in Victorian hospitals 2003–04

Jonathon P Ehsani, Terri Jackson and Stephen J Duckett

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (11): 551-555 Free

Carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Queensland Indigenous community

Susan Vlack, Leonie Cox, Anton Y Peleg, Condy Canuto, Christine Stewart, Alzira Conlon, Alex Stephens, Philip Giffard, Flavia Huygens, Adam Mollinger, Renu Vohra and James S McCarthy

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (11): 556-559 Free

Getting the most from Indigenous health research

David P Thomas and Ian P Anderson

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 500-501 Free