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Research productivity in Australian general practice: what has changed since the 1990s?

Deborah A Askew, Philip J Schluter and Jane M Gunn

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 103-104 Free

Feasibility of conducting a primary prevention trial of low-dose aspirin for major adverse cardiovascular events in older people in Australia: results from the ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) pilot study

Mark R Nelson, Christopher M Reid, David Ames, Lawrence J Beilin, Geoffrey A Donnan, Peter Gibbs, Colin I Johnston, Henry Krum, Elsdon Storey, Andrew Tonkin, Rory Wolfe, Robyn Woods and John J McNeil

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 105-109 Free

The Brisbane International Initiative: fostering leadership and international collaboration in primary care research

Parker J Magin, John S Furler and Mieke L van Driel

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 100-102 Free

Outcomes of patients with transient ischaemic attack after hospital admission or discharge from the emergency department

Elias E Kehdi, Dennis J Cordato, Peter R Thomas, Roy G Beran, Cecilia Cappelen-Smith, Neil C Griffith, Ibrahim Y Hanna, Alan J McDougall, John M Worthington and Suzanne J Hodgkinson

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (1): 9-12 Free

High prevalence of tinea capitis in newly arrived migrants at an English-language school, Melbourne, 2005

Michelle E McPherson, Alan J Woodgyer, Kleete Simpson and Alvin H Chong

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (1): 13-16 Free

The increasing problem of motorcycle injuries in children and adolescents

Catherine A Bevan, Franz E Babl, Penny Bolt and Lisa N Sharwood

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (1): 17-20 Free

Data-mining of medication records to improve asthma management

Bonnie J Bereznicki, Gregory M Peterson, Shane L Jackson, E Haydn Walters, Kimbra D Fitzmaurice and Peter R Gee

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (1): 21-25 Free

The effect of socioeconomic status on outcomes for seriously ill patients: a linked data cohort study

Kwok M Ho, Geoffrey J Dobb, Matthew Knuiman, Judith Finn and Steven A Webb

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (1): 26-30 Free

Patterns and incidence of γ-hydroxybutyrate (GHB)-related ambulance attendances in Melbourne, Victoria

Paul M Dietze, Stefan Cvetkovski, Monica J Barratt and Susan Clemens

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (12): 709-711 Free

Invasive management and late clinical outcomes in contemporary Australian management of acute coronary syndromes: observations from the ACACIA registry

Derek P Chew, John V Amerena, Steve G Coverdale, Jamie M Rankin, Carolyn M Astley, Ashish Soman and David B Brieger, on behalf of the ACACIA investigators

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (12): 691-697 Free

Causes of death in young Australians with type 1 diabetes: a review of coronial postmortem examinations

Emily Tu, Stephen M Twigg, Johan Duflou and Christopher Semsarian

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (12): 699-702 Free

Impact of an ultrabroadband emergency department telemedicine system on the care of acutely ill patients and clinicians’ work

Johanna I Westbrook, Enrico W Coiera, Michelle Brear, Stuart Stapleton, Marilyn I Rob, Monique Murphy and Patrick Cregan

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (12): 704-708 Free

Classification and description of stillbirths in New South Wales, 2002–2004

Adrienne Gordon and Heather E Jeffery

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 645-648 Free

Research governance: current knowledge among clinical researchers

Franz E Babl and Lisa N Sharwood

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 649-652 Free

Fair inclusion of men and women in Australian clinical research: views from ethics committee chairs

Angela J Ballantyne, Wendy A Rogers and on behalf of the Australian Gender Equity in Health Research Group, on behalf of the Australian Gender Equity in Health Research Group

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 653-656 Free

Significant reductions in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia and clinical isolates associated with a multisite, hand hygiene culture-change program and subsequent successful statewide roll-out

M Lindsay Grayson, Lisa J Jarvie, Rhea Martin, Paul D R Johnson, Meryanda E Jodoin, Celene McMullan, Roger H C Gregory, Kaye Bellis, Katie Cunnington, Fiona L Wilson, Diana Quin and Anne-Maree Kelly

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 633-640 Free

Decrease in breast cancer incidence following a rapid fall in use of hormone replacement therapy in Australia

Karen Canfell, Emily Banks, Aye M Moa and Valerie Beral

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 641-644 Free

Navigating the process of developing a research project in Aboriginal health

Anne P F Wand and Sandra J Eades

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (10): 584-587 Free

Indigenous child health: urgent need for improved data to underpin better health outcomes

Emily Fremantle, Yvonne A Zurynski, Deepika Mahajan, Heather D’Antoine and Elizabeth J Elliott

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (10): 588-591 Free

Perceptions in health and medical research careers: the Australian Society for Medical Research Workforce Survey

Maria Kavallaris, Sarah J Meachem, Mark D Hulett, Catherine M West, Rachael E Pitt, Jennifer J Chesters, Warren S Laffan, Paul R Boreham and Levon M Khachigian

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 520-524 Free

The National Health and Medical Research Council Road Map: a strategic framework for improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health through research

Felicia R Fletcher, Cindy Shannon and Terry E Dunbar, for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Research Advisory Committee*

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 525-526 Free

All in a day’s work: an observational study to quantify how and with whom doctors on hospital wards spend their time

Johanna I Westbrook, Amanda Ampt, Leanne Kearney and Marilyn I Rob

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 506-509 Free

The burden of influenza in healthy children in South Australia

Katina D’Onise and Jane C A Raupach

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 510-513 Free

An observational study of emergency department intern activities

Jia Ni Zhu, Tracey J Weiland, David M Taylor and Andrew W Dent

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 514-519 Free

Metformin and lactic acidosis in an Australian community setting: the Fremantle Diabetes Study

Niklaus Kamber, Wendy A Davis, David G Bruce and Timothy M E Davis

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (8): 446-449 Free