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General medicine

Guideline summary

The Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases and Refugee Health Network of Australia recommendations for health assessment for people from refugee-like backgrounds: an abridged outline

Nadia J Chaves, Georgia A Paxton, Beverley-Ann Biggs, Aesen Thambiran, Joanne Gardiner, Jan Williams, Mitchell M Smith and Joshua S Davis

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (7): 310-315 Free

Narrative review

Controversies in diagnosis and management of community-acquired pneumonia

Sarah Sparham and Patrick GP Charles

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (7): 316-319

Narrative review

Diagnostic triage for low back pain: a practical approach for primary care

Lynn D Bardin, Peter King and Chris G Maher

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (6): 268-273

Perspectives

Financing patient-centred health care homes through value capture

Stephen Jan

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (6): 240-241

Perspectives

Using aggregated general practice data to evaluate primary care interventions

Michael Staff, Chris Roberts and Lynette M March

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (6): 242-243

Medical education / Clinical skills

Detecting the gallop: the third heart sound and its significance

Subha Ramani and Brittany N Weber

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (5): 198-199

Research

Professional and psychosocial factors affecting the intention to retire of Australian medical practitioners

Chanaka Wijeratne, Joanne K Earl, Carmelle Peisah, Georgina M Luscombe and Johanna Tibbertsma

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (5): 209-214 Free

Narrative review

Systemic lupus erythematosus: an update

Vera Golder and Alberta Hoi

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (5): 215-220

Perspectives

Overcoming negative perceptions among Australian medical students about a career in general practice

David Townsend, Nicola Campbell and Claire Chandler

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (4): 149-150

Perspectives

Holistic medicine provision in the outback

John T Wenham, Malcolm Moore and Zachary Pancer

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (4): 155-156

Research

Understanding 30-day re-admission after hospitalisation of older patients for diabetes: identifying those at greatest risk

Gillian E Caughey, Nicole L Pratt, John D Barratt, Sepehr Shakib, Anna R Kemp-Casey and Elizabeth E Roughead

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (4): 170-175 Free

Research

Daily step count and the need for hospital care in subsequent years in a community-based sample of older Australians

Ben D Ewald, Christopher Oldmeadow and John R Attia

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (3): 126-130 Free

Position statement summary

Australian Institute of Sport and Australian Medical Association position statement on concussion in sport

Lisa J Elkington and David C Hughes

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (1): 46-50

Letters

Absolute risk of cardiovascular disease events, and blood pressure- and lipid-lowering therapy in Australia

Satvinder S Dhaliwal and Timothy A Welborn

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (1): 51

Research

Effect of a mass media campaign on ambulance use for chest pain

Ziad Nehme, Peter A Cameron, Muhammad Akram, Harry Patsamanis, Janet E Bray, Ian T Meredith and Karen Smith

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (1): 30-35 Free

Research

Reducing medication errors in hospital discharge summaries: a randomised controlled trial

Erica Y Tong, Cristina P Roman, Biswadev Mitra, Gary S Yip, Harry Gibbs, Harvey H Newnham, De Villiers Smit, Kirsten Galbraith and Michael J Dooley

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (1): 36-39 Free

Letters

Prioritising general practice research

Rick James Fielke

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (11): 529

Christmas competition / Joint winner

The razor’s edge: Australian rock music impairs men’s performance when pretending to be a surgeon

Daisy Fancourt, Thomas MW Burton and Aaron Williamon

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (11): 515-518 Free

Christmas competition

Be careful what you wish for

Richard J Epstein

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (11): 521-522

Reflections / Poem

Noun of no renown

Kirsten Due

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (10): 446

Research

Factors associated with quality of care for patients with pancreatic cancer in Australia

Elizabeth A Burmeister, Dianne L O'Connell, Susan J Jordan, David Goldstein, Neil Merrett, David K Wyld, Vanessa L Beesley, Helen M Gooden, Monika Janda and Rachel E Neale

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (10): 459-465 Free

Letters

Bunbury to Bundaberg, Darwin to Dover: establishing a successful Regional Participation Program for the ENDIA type 1 diabetes cohort study

Megan Ann Sabine Penno, Rebecca Louise Thomson and Jennifer J Couper

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (10): 486

News / From Cancer Australia

Stating best practice in breast cancer care

Helen Zorbas

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (10): 430

Perspectives

Restructuring primary health care in Australia

John M Dwyer and Stephen J Duckett

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (10): 435-436

Appropriateness of care

Clinical quality registries have the potential to drive improvements in the appropriateness of care

Nick Wilcox and John J McNeil

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (10): S21-S26 Free