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Systematic reviews 5 Nov 2012

A meta-analysis of “hospital in the home”

Gideon A Caplan, Nur S Sulaiman, Dee A Mangin, Nicoletta Aimonino Ricauda, Andrew D Wilson and Louise Barclay

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (9): 512-519 Free

Letters 15 Oct 2012

Vitamin B12 screening in older inpatients without known risk factors: why do clinicians measure it?

Celia S M Ting, John C Oldroyd and Michele R Levinson

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): 442-443

Research 15 Oct 2012

Changes in hospitalisations for acute gastroenteritis in Australia after the national rotavirus vaccination program

Aditi Dey, Han Wang, Robert Menzies and Kristine Macartney

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): 453-457 Free

Research 15 Oct 2012

Risk of active tuberculosis in immigrants: effects of age, region of origin and time since arrival in a low-exposure setting

Emma S McBryde and Justin T Denholm

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): 458-461 Free

Research 1 Oct 2012

Care of patients with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Nicholas A Zwar, Oshana Hermiz, Elizabeth Comino, Sandy Middleton, Sanjyot Vagholkar, Wei Xuan, Stephen F Wilson and Guy B Marks

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (7): 394-398 Free

Research 1 Oct 2012

Trends in elective knee arthroscopies in a population-based cohort, 2000–2009

Megan A Bohensky, Vijaya Sundararajan, Nick Andrianopoulos, Richard N de Steiger, Andrew Bucknill, Christos M Kondogiannis, Geoffrey McColl and Caroline A Brand

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (7): 399-403 Free

Editor's choice 1 Oct 2012

Flaws in the fabric?

Ann Gregory and Ruth Armstrong

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (7): 361 Free

Editorials 1 Oct 2012

Arthroscopy to treat osteoarthritis of the knee?

Rachelle Buchbinder and Ian A Harris

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (7): 364-365

Perspectives 1 Oct 2012

Improving effectiveness of clinical medicine: the need for better translation of science into practice

Ian A Scott and Paul P Glasziou

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (7): 374-378 Free

Letters 17 Sep 2012

The need for data beyond primary diagnosis

Michael D Coory

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (6): 329

Editor's choice 6 Aug 2012

What influences clinical decision making?

Annette Katelaris

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (3): 129 Free

Research 16 Jul 2012

Acceptability and feasibility of end-of-life care pathways in Australian residential aged care facilities

Dell E Horey, Annette F Street and Alison F Sands

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 106-109 Free

Editor's choice 16 Jul 2012

Beyond reporting: the MJA takes an active role in improving health care

Annette Katelaris

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 65 Free

Perspectives 16 Jul 2012

Towards the delivery of appropriate health care in Australia

William B Runciman, Enrico W Coiera, Richard O Day, Natalie A Hannaford, Peter D Hibbert, Tamara D Hunt, Johanna I Westbrook and Jeffrey Braithwaite

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 78-81

Perspectives 16 Jul 2012

Medicine and science must oppose intolerance and censorship

Paul A Komesaroff, Amber Moore and Ian H Kerridge

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 82-83

Letters 16 Jul 2012

The rising cost of vitamin D testing in Australia: time to establish guidelines for testing

Kellie L Bilinski and Steven C Boyages

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 90

Research 16 Jul 2012

CareTrack: assessing the appropriateness of health care delivery in Australia

William B Runciman, Tamara D Hunt, Natalie A Hannaford, Peter D Hibbert, Johanna I Westbrook, Enrico W Coiera, Richard O Day, Diane M Hindmarsh, Elizabeth A McGlynn and Jeffrey Braithwaite

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 100-105 Free

Perspectives 2 Jul 2012

Ten principles relevant to health research among Indigenous Australian populations

Lisa M Jamieson, Yin C Paradies, Sandra Eades, Alwin Chong, Louise Maple-Brown, Peter Morris, Ross Bailie, Alan Cass, Kaye Roberts-Thomson and Alex Brown

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (1): 16-18 Free

Editor's choice 18 Jun 2012

The need for data beyond primary diagnosis

Annette Katelaris

Med J Aust 2012; 196 (11): 663 Free

Research 18 Jun 2012

Incidence of metastatic breast cancer in an Australian population-based cohort of women with non-metastatic breast cancer at diagnosis

Sarah J Lord, M Luke Marinovich, Jillian A Patterson, Nicholas Wilcken, Belinda E Kiely, Val Gebski, Sally Crossing, David M Roder, Melina Gattellari and Nehmat Houssami

Med J Aust 2012; 196 (11): 688-692 Free

Research 4 Jun 2012

Hepatitis C treatment outcomes in Australian clinics

Heather F Gidding, Matthew G Law, Janaki Amin, George Ostapowicz, Martin Weltman, Graeme A Macdonald, Joe J Sasadeusz, Paul AW Haber, Jacob George and Gregory J Dore

Med J Aust 2012; 196 (10): 633-637 Free

Research 4 Jun 2012

Modelling antiviral treatment to prevent hepatitis C infection among people who inject drugs in Victoria, Australia

Margaret E Hellard, Rebecca Jenkinson, Peter Higgs, Mark A Stoové, Rachel Sacks-Davis, Judy Gold, Matthew Hickman, Peter Vickerman and Natasha K Martin

Med J Aust 2012; 196 (10): 638-641 Free

Editor's choice 4 Jun 2012