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Gerontology

Letters

Trends in the use of hospital beds by older people in Australia: 1993–2002

Len C Gray and Stephen J Duckett

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (5): 252-253

Christmas offerings

The perils of pet ownership: a new fall-injury risk factor

Susan E Kurrle, Robert Day and Ian D Cameron

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (11): 682-683 Free

Letters

Timing of health assessments

Richard B Hays

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 582

Research

Trends in the use of hospital beds by older people in Australia: 1993–2002

Len C Gray, Margaret A Yeo and Stephen J Duckett

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (9): 478-481 Free

Editorials

Cardiac surgery in octogenarians and beyond

John MP Alvarez

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (4): 181-182

Research

Randomised controlled trial of health assessments for older Australian veterans and war widows

Julie E Byles, Meredith Tavener, Nick H Higginbotham, Lyn Francis, John E Marley, Rachel L O’Connell, Balakrishnan R Nair, Brendan G Goodger, Claire L Jackson, Mary E McKernon, Richard F Heller and Jonathan Newbury

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (4): 186-190 Free

The Research Enterprise – 90th Anniversary

Leading Australian doctors and clinical researchers set new priorities

Ruth M Armstrong, Helen M Randall and Martin B Van Der Weyden

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (1): 14-19 Free

Public health

Incidence of hip fracture in New South Wales: are our efforts having an effect?

Soufiane Boufous, Caroline F Finch and Stephen R Lord

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (12): 623-626 Free

Lessons from practice

Influenza outbreaks in aged-care facilities: staff vaccination and the emerging use of antiviral therapy

Rebecca J Guy, Richard Di Natale, Sean Tobin, Priscilla M Robinson, Graham Tallis, Heath A Kelly, Stephen B Lambert and Alan W Hampson

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (12): 640-642 Free

For debate

Ageing and healthcare costs in Australia: a case of policy-based evidence?

Michael D Coory

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (11): 581-583 Free

Letters

Homocysteine and vitamin status in older people in Perth

Leon A Flicker, Samuel D Vasikaran, Jenny Thomas, John G Acres, Paul E Norman, Konrad Jamrozik, Nicola T Lautenschlager, Peter J Leedman and Osvaldo P Almeida

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (10): 539-540

Book reviews

Dementia — a guide for patients and carers

Dina C LoGiudice

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (12):

MJA Practice Essentials —Endocrinology

9: Pituitary disease in adults

David M Hurley and Ken K Y Ho

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (8): 419-425 Free

Editorials

Preventing pressure ulcers

Michael C Stacey

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (7): 316

Research

Preventing pressure ulcers with the Australian Medical Sheepskin: an open-label randomised controlled trial

Damien J Jolley, Robyn Wright, Sunita McGowan, Mark B Hickey, Kenneth C Montgomery, Don A Campbell and Rodney D Sinclair

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (7): 324-327 Free

MJA Practice Essentials — Endocrinology

7: Treatment of osteoporosis: why, whom, when and how to treat

Ego Seeman and John A Eisman

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (6): 298-303 Free

Letters

Prevalence of use of hip protectors in NSW residential aged-care facilities

Keri Lockwood, Ian D Cameron and Susan E Kurrle

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (5): 252-254

Supplement

Osteoporosis: underrated, underdiagnosed and undertreated

Tuan V Nguyen, Jacqueline R Center and John A Eisman

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (5): S18 Free

Lessons from practice

Long-acting sulfonylureas — long-acting hypoglycaemia

Peter C Veitch and Rory J Clifton-Bligh

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (2): 84-85 Free

Supplement

New dimensions in palliative care: a palliative approach to neurodegenerative diseases and final illness in older people

Linda J Kristjanson, Christine Toye and Sky Dawson

Med J Aust 2003; 179 (6): S41 Free

Through Life

Chronic illness in older people

Leonard C Gray and Ian A Scott

Med J Aust 2003; 179 (5): 241

Lessons from practice

Delusional parasitosis mimicking cutaneous infestation in elderly patients

Linda Le and Peter N Gonski

Med J Aust 2003; 179 (4): 209-210 Free

Research

Disability in older Australians: projections for 2006–2031

Lynne C Giles, Maria Crotty and Ian D Cameron

Med J Aust 2003; 179 (3): 130-133 Free

Evidence-based care and outcomes of acute stroke managed in hospital specialty units

Brendan K Duffy, Paddy A Phillips, Stephen M Davis, Geoffrey A Donnan and Miriam E Vedadhaghi

Med J Aust 2003; 178 (7): 318-323 Free

Research

Effectiveness of case management and post-acute services in older people after hospital discharge

Wen K Lim, Sue F Lambert and Len C Gray

Med J Aust 2003; 178 (6): 262-266 Free