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From the Editor’s Desk: Dismembering GPs   Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 193.

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In This Issue . . .   Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 194.

Editorials

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Critical importance of effective supervision in postgraduate medical education
Kevin D Forsyth — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 196-197.

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Asthma in older adults: a holistic, person-centred and problem-oriented approach
Guy B Marks, Leanne M Poulos, Christine R Jenkins and Peter G Gibson — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 197-199.

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Evidence-based uncertainty: recent trial results on prostate-specific antigen testing and prostate cancer mortality
David P Smith, Emily Banks, Mark S Clements, Robert A Gardiner and Bruce K Armstrong — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 199-200.

Research

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Health and mortality consequences of abdominal obesity: evidence from the AusDiab study
Adrian J Cameron, David W Dunstan, Neville Owen, Paul Z Zimmet, Elizabeth L M Barr, Andrew M Tonkin, Dianna J Magliano, Shirley G Murray, Timothy A Welborn and Jonathan E Shaw — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 202-208.

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Second opinions in oncology: the experiences of patients attending the Sydney Cancer Centre
Martin H N Tattersall, Rachel F Dear, Jesse Jansen, Heather L Shepherd, Rhonda J Devine, Lisa G Horvath and Michael J Boyer — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 209-212.

Health Care

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Patient privacy versus protecting the patient and the health system from harm: a case study
Dawn E DeWitt, Stephanie A Ward, Sandeep Prabhu and Bruce Warton — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 213-216.

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“Through a glass, darkly”: the clinical and ethical implications of Munchausen syndrome
Michael D Robertson and Ian H Kerridge — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 217-219.

For Debate

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Clinical supervision by consultants in teaching hospitals
Craig T Hore, William Lancashire and Robert G Fassett — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 220-222.

Viewpoint

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The role of research in the failure of the alcopops excise in Australia: what have we learned?
Anthony Shakeshaft, Christopher M Doran and Joshua Byrnes — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 223-225.

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Screening for prostate cancer: explaining new trial results and their implications to patients
Alexandra L Barratt and Martin R Stockler — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 226-229.

History

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The King versus Aleck Bourne
Caroline M de Costa — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 230-231.

Notable Cases

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Imported West Nile virus encephalitis in an Israeli tourist
Benjamin A Rogers, Linda Hueston and Irani Ratnam — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 232-234.

Letters

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Syphilitic perioptic neuritis mimicking papilloedema
Grace S H Low and Robert H Edis — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 236.

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Challenging respiratory infections in cystic fibrosis
Abdullah A Yousef and Adam Jaffé — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 236-237.

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What can public health surveillance of emergency department presentations for acute alcohol problems tell us about social trends in drinking behaviour?
David J Muscatello, Sarah V Thackway, Daniel A Belshaw and David McGrath — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 237-238.

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Water recycling — forwards or backwards for public health?
Peter J Collignon || Karin S Leder, Joanne E O’Toole and Martha I Sinclair — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 238-239.

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Making sense of differing bowel cancer screening guidelines
Terry D Bolin, Melvyn G Korman and Alistair E Cowen — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 239-240.

Book Reviews

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How to succeed at medical school. An essential guide to learning
reviewed by Paul A Gatenby — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 219.

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Younger onset dementia. A practical guide
reviewed by Osvaldo P Almeida — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 234.

Obituary

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Richard John Smidlin
James B Roche — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 229.

Columns

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In Other Journals   Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 235.

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