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Editorials

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General practice in 2008: a time of metamorphosis
Ann T Gregory and Nicholas A Zwar — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 58.

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Cancer care: what role for the general practitioner?
David P Weller and Mark F Harris — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 59-60.

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Pay for performance systems in general practice: experience in the United Kingdom
Mark Ashworth and Roger H Jones — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 60-61.

Promises to Policy

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What impact will the change of federal government have on Australian general practice? — Health Care
Michael R Kidd — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 62-65.

Chronic Disease

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Estimating prevalence of common chronic morbidities in Australia — Research
Stephanie A Knox, Christopher M Harrison, Helena C Britt and Joan V Henderson — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 66-70.

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Prevalence and patterns of multimorbidity in Australia — Research
Helena C Britt, Christopher M Harrison, Graeme C Miller and Stephanie A Knox — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 72-77.

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Sharing or shuffling — realities of chronic disease care in general practice — Letter
Sue E Kirby, Joyce L Chong, Maureen Frances, Gawaine Powell Davies, David A Perkins, Nicholas A Zwar and Mark F Harris — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 77.

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Timely cancer diagnosis and management as a chronic condition: opportunities for primary care — For Debate
Moyez Jiwa, Christobel M Saunders, Sandra C Thompson, Lorna K Rosenwax, Scott Sargant, Eric L Khong, Georgia K B Halkett, Gloria Sutherland, Hooi C Ee, Tanya L Packer, Gareth Merriman and Hayley R Arnet — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 78-82.

In Clinical Practice

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Information overload: what’s behind it, what’s beyond it? — Editorial
Paul P Glasziou — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 84-85.

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The effect of advertising in clinical software on general practitioners’ prescribing behaviour — Letter
James F Reeve, Judith M Mackson, Michelle Sweidan and Margaret Williamson — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 85.

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Investigation of cardiovascular risk factors in type 2 diabetes in a rural Australian Division of General Practice — Research
Qing Wan, Jane Taggart, Mark F Harris, Upali W Jayasinghe, Warwick Ruscoe, Jill Snow and Gawaine Powell Davies — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 86-89.

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Health care for people with intellectual disability — Letters
Kathryn A Vanny, Michael H Levy and Susan C Hayes || Nicholas G Lennox and Miriam T Taylor — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 90.

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I went to work with a “cold” ... — Personal Perspective
Dawn E DeWitt — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 91-92.

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Love has no limits — Book Review
Reviewed by Charles Bridges-Webb — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 92.

From the Patient’s Perspective

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Measuring patient-reported outcomes: moving from clinical trials into clinical practice — Editorial
Jose M Valderas, Jordi Alonso and Gordon H Guyatt — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 93-94.

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Access to general practitioners in South Australia: a population survey — Research
Richard L Reed, Leigh S Roeger, Nova Reinfeld-Kirkman and Sara L Howard — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 95-99.

Research Enterprise

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The Brisbane International Initiative: fostering leadership and international collaboration in primary care research — Conference Report
Parker J Magin, John S Furler and Mieke L van Driel — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 100-102.

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Research productivity in Australian general practice: what has changed since the 1990s? — Research
Deborah A Askew, Philip J Schluter and Jane M Gunn — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 103-104.

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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 — Research
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.

Redefining Roles

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The promise and pitfalls of generalism in achieving the Alma-Ata vision of health for all — For Debate
Jane M Gunn, Victoria J Palmer, Lucio Naccarella, Renata Kokanovic, Catherine J Pope, Judith Lathlean and Kurt C Stange — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 110-112.

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Getting back into the emergency department: diversifying general practice while relieving emergency medicine workforce shortages — Viewpoint
Simon M Willcock — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 113-114.

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Addiction and addiction medicine: exploring opportunities for the general practitioner — For Debate
Brian R McAvoy — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 115-117.

General Practice Workforce

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Addressing general practice workforce shortages: policy options — For Debate
Jill E Thistlethwaite, Stephen R Leeder, Michael R Kidd and Tim Shaw — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 118-121.

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Women’s contribution to general practice: Medusa or Mother Teresa? — Viewpoint
Lyn E Clearihan and Jan Y Coles — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 122-124.

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Medical teaching in rural Australia: should we be concerned about the international medical graduate connection? — Viewpoint
Denese E Playford and Moira A L Maley — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 125-127.

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