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From the Editor’s Desk: Rostering hospital staff   Med J Aust 2009; 191 (6): 297.

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In This Issue . . .   Med J Aust 2009; 191 (6): 298.

Editorials

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Maximising the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of cardiovascular disease prevention in the general population
Andrew M Tonkin, Andrew N Boyden and Stephen Colagiuri — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (6): 300-302.

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Improving the management of chronic non-malignant pain and reducing problems associated with prescription opioids
Alex D Wodak, Milton L Cohen, Malcolm D H Dobbin, Richard A Hallinan and Mary Osborn — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (6): 302-303.

Research

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Cardiovascular disease risk management for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in primary health care settings: findings from the Kanyini Audit
David P Peiris, Anushka A Patel, Alan Cass, Michael P Howard, Maria L Tchan, John P Brady, Joanne De Vries, Bernadette A Rickards, Della J Yarnold, Noel E Hayman and Alex D Brown — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (6): 304-309.

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Adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus: incidence and survival rates in New South Wales, 1972–2005
Efty P Stavrou, Heather J McElroy, Deborah F Baker, Garett Smith and James F Bishop — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (6): 310-314.

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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Victoria: a 10-year review
Caroline J Lavender, Lynne K Brown and Paul D R Johnson — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (6): 315-318.

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Cost is a major barrier to the use of inhaled corticosteroids for obstructive lung disease
Rosario D Ampon, Helen K Reddel, Patricia K Correll, Leanne M Poulos and Guy B Marks — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (6): 319-323.

Health Care

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Gaps in cardiovascular disease risk management in Australian general practice
Ruth J Webster, Emma L Heeley, David P Peiris, Clare Bayram, Alan Cass and Anushka A Patel — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (6): 324-329.

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A pilot study of trimodality breast imaging surveillance in young women at high risk of breast cancer in Western Australia
Christobel M Saunders, Gudrun Peters, Glenys Longman, Jacqueline Thomson, Donna Taylor, Jianmin Hua, Michelle Bennett, Elizabeth Wylie, Jack Goldblatt, Arlene Chan and James Anderson — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (6): 330-333.

Position Statement

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Acute coronary syndromes: consensus recommendations for translating knowledge into action
David Brieger, Anne-Maree Kelly, Constantine Aroney, Philip Tideman, Saul B Freedman, Derek Chew, Marcus Ilton, Gerard Carroll, Ian Jacobs and Nancy P Huang on behalf of the National Heart Foundation ACS Implementation and Advocacy Working Group — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (6): 334-338.

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Position statement of the Australian Diabetes Society: individualisation of glycated haemoglobin targets for adults with diabetes mellitus
N Wah Cheung, Jennifer J Conn, Michael C d’Emden, Jenny E Gunton, Alicia J Jenkins, Glynis P Ross, Ashim K Sinha, Sofianos Andrikopoulos, Stephen Colagiuri and Stephen M Twigg — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (6): 339-344.

Viewpoint

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Our public health system: an accident waiting to happen?
Hans Peter Dietz — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (6): 345-346.

Diagnostic Dilemmas

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A case of discordant HbA1c: a method-dependent error
Goce Dimeski, Carel J Pretorius, Anthony W Russell, Stephen P Miller, Robert J Bird and Jacobus P J Ungerer — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (6): 347-349.

Notable Cases

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Early use of high-dose insulin euglycaemic therapy for verapamil toxicity
Christopher P Nickson and Mark Little — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (6): 350-352.

Letters

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Inappropriate prescribing for osteoporosis
Ego Seeman, Mark A Kotowicz, Peter T Nash and Philip N Sambrook || B E Christopher Nordin and Michael Horowitz — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (6): 355-356.

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Should aspirin be used for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes?
Timothy M E Davis, Brett A Sillars and Wendy A Davis || Robyn L Woods, Mark R Nelson, Andrew M Tonkin and Christopher M Reid — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (6): 356-357.

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Perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus: an Australian experience
Sandra C Thompson || Miriam T Levy and Elke Wiseman — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (6): 357.

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Quality of drug interaction alerts in prescribing and dispensing software
Ian R Cheong || Bryan W Tan || Michelle Sweidan, James F Reeve, Jo-anne E Brien, Pradeep Jayasuriya, Jennifer H Martin and Graeme M Vernon — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (6): 358-359.

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Pathology processes and emergency department length of stay: the impact of change
Andrew Georgiou and Johanna I Westbrook || Andrew J Francis, Michael J Ray and Mary C Marshall — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (6): 359-360.

Book Reviews

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Australian autism handbook. The essential resource guide for autism spectrum disorders.
reviewed by Tony Attwood — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (6): 309.

Columns

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In Other Journals   Med J Aust 2009; 191 (6): 354.

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