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Ahead of print

Rapid Online Publication

In the past, delays inherent in the print cycle limited the MJA’s ability to respond quickly to important health events. Now articles with urgent ramifications for community health can be fast-tracked for rapid online publication, with print publication following as quickly as possible. Articles fast-tracked in this way are identified in both the electronic and print versions of the MJA by our rapid online publication symbol.
This page lists all rapid online publications in order of electronic publication. Once the article is in print, the print citation is listed below the entry.

19 November 2007

γ-Hydroxybutyrate poisoning from toy beads
Naren Gunja, Evelyn Doyle, Kevin Carpenter, Olivia T Chan, Simon Gilmore, Gary Browne and Andis Graudins — eMJA rapid online publication Gunja 19 Nov 2007
Now in print: Med J Aust 2008; 188 (1): 54-55.

22 October 2007: Poverty and human development

Rising poverty is bad for our health
Peter Saunders and Peter Davidson — eMJA rapid online publication Saunders 22 Oct 2007
Now in print: Med J Aust 2007; 187 (9): 530-531.

The need for leadership in global health
Stephen R Leeder, Susan U Raymond and Henry M Greenberg — eMJA rapid online publication Leeder 22 Oct 2007
Now in print: Med J Aust 2007; 187 (9): 532-535.

Medical students, medical schools and international health
Gregory J Fox, James E Thompson, Victor C Bourke and Gregory Moloney — eMJA rapid online publication Fox 22 Oct 2007
Now in print: Med J Aust 2007; 187 (9): 536-539.

1 August 2007: Editorial

Interventions to halt child abuse in Aboriginal communities
Ian T Ring and Mark Wenitong — eMJA rapid online publication Ring 1 Aug 2007
Now in print: Med J Aust 2007; 187 (4): 204-205.

20 July 2007: Research

HIV diagnoses in Australia: diverging epidemics within a low-prevalence country
Rebecca J Guy, Ann M McDonald, Mark J Bartlett, Jo C Murray, Carolien M Giele, Therese M Davey, Ranil D Appuhamy, Peter Knibbs, David Coleman, Margaret E Hellard, Andrew E Grulich and John M Kaldor — eMJA rapid online publication Guy 20 Jul 2007
Now in print: Med J Aust 2007; 187 (8): 437-440.

13 June 2007: Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

The National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Bill 2007: reform or fracture? — Editorial
Ken J Harvey, Anthony H Harris and Liliana Bulfone — eMJA rapid online publication Harvey 13 Jun 2007
Now in print: Med J Aust 2007; 187 (4): 206-207.

Reference pricing, generic drugs and proposed changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme — For Debate
Andrew Searles, Susannah Jefferys, Evan Doran and David A Henry — eMJA rapid online publication Searles 13 Jun 2007
Now in print: Med J Aust 2007; 187 (4): 236-239.

Reference pricing for pharmaceuticals: is the Australia–United States Free Trade Agreement affecting Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme? — Viewpoint
Thomas A Faunce — eMJA rapid online publication Faunce 13 Jun 2007
Now in print: Med J Aust 2007; 187 (4): 240-242.

4 June 2007: Editorial

Clinical trial registration: looking back and moving ahead
Christine Laine, Catherine De Angelis, Tony Delamothe, Jeffrey M Drazen, Frank A Frizelle, Charlotte Haug, Paul C Hébert, Richard Horton, Sheldon Kotzin, Ana Marusic, Peush Sahni, Torben V Schroeder, Harold C Sox, Martin B Van Der Weyden and Freek W A Verheugt — eMJA rapid online publication Laine 4 Jun 2007
Now in print: Med J Aust 2007; 186 (12): 612-613.

14 February 2007: For Debate

Drug-eluting coronary stents - a note of caution
Richard W Harper — eMJA rapid online publication Harper 14 Feb 2007
Now in print: Med J Aust 2007; 186 (5): 253-255.

15 November 2006: Viewpoint

Chronic disease self-management education programs: challenges ahead
Joanne E Jordan and Richard H Osborne — eMJA rapid online publication Jordan 15 Nov 2006
Now in print: Med J Aust 2007; 186 (2): 84-87.

14 July 2006: For Debate

Potential impact of AUSFTA on Australia’s blood supply
Hilary J Bambrick, Thomas A Faunce and Kellie Johnston — eMJA rapid online publication Bambrick 14 July 2006
Now in print: Med J Aust 2006; 185 (6): 320-323.

22 February 2006: Research

A randomised controlled trial of hot water (45°C) immersion versus ice packs for pain relief in bluebottle stings
Conrad Loten, Barrie Stokes, David Worsley, Jamie E Seymour, Simon Jiang and Geoffrey K Isbister — eMJA rapid online publication 22 February 2006
Now in print: Med J Aust 2006; 184 (7): 329-333.

19 December 2005: Research

Assisted reproductive technology treatment costs of a live birth: an age-stratified cost–outcome study of treatment in Australia
Georgina M Chambers, Maria T Ho and Elizabeth A Sullivan — eMJA rapid online publication 19 December 2005
Now in print: Med J Aust 2006; 184 (4): 155-158.

26 October 2005: For Debate

Pandemics, antiviral stockpiles and biosecurity in Australia: what about the generic option?
Buddhima Lokuge, Peter Drahos and Warwick Neville — eMJA rapid online publication 26 October 2005
Now in print: Med J Aust 2006; 184 (1): 16-20.

13 October 2005: Research

Efficacy of an alcohol/chlorhexidine hand hygiene program in a hospital with high rates of nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection
Paul D R Johnson, Rhea Martin, Laurelle J Burrell, Elizabeth A Grabsch, Susan W Kirsa, Jason O'Keeffe, Barrie C Mayall, Deidre Edmonds, Wendy Barr, Christopher Bolger, Humsha Naidoo and M Lindsay Grayson — eMJA rapid online publication 13 October 2005
Now in print: Med J Aust 2005; 183 (10): 509-514.

4 September 2005: Editorial

Modernising the National Health and Medical Research Council
Martin B Van Der Weyden — eMJA rapid online publication 4 September 2005
Now in print: Med J Aust 2005; 183 (7): 340-341.

7 August 2005: Medicine and the Media

Impact of news of celebrity illness on breast cancer screening: Kylie Minogue's breast cancer diagnosis
Simon Chapman, Kim McLeod, Melanie Wakefield and Simon Holding — eMJA rapid online publication 7 August 2005
Now in print: Med J Aust 2005; 183 (5): 247-250.

24 May 2005: ICMJE statement

Is this clinical trial fully registered?
Catherine D De Angelis, Jeffrey M Drazen, Frank A Frizelle, Fiona Godlee, Charlotte Haug, John Hoey, Richard C Horton, Sheldon Kotzin, Christine Laine, Ana Marusic, A John P M Overbeke, Torben V Schroeder, Harold C Sox and Martin B Van Der Weyden — eMJA rapid online publication 24 May 2005
Now in print: Med J Aust 2005; 182 (12): 609-610.

28 February 2005: Tsunami

“Operation South East Asia Tsunami Assist” in the Maldives
Andrew G Robertson, Dominic E Dwyer and Muriel G Leclerq — eMJA rapid online publication 28 February 2005
Now in print: Med J Aust 2005; 182 (7): 340-342.

Tsunami lung — a necrotising pneumonia occurring in survivors of the Asian tsunami
Anthony M Allworth — eMJA rapid online publication 28 February 2005
Now in print: Med J Aust 2005; 182 (7): 364.

5 December 2004: Notable Cases

A syndromic rash in patients attending methadone clinics in New South Wales
Jon N Currie, Lucinda Wallman, Jimmy Chien, Lisa Snell, Margaret Cluff, Karen Scrivener and Elizabeth M Benson — eMJA rapid online publication 5 December 2004
Now in print: Med J Aust 2005; 182 (2): 73-75.

A case of desquamating rash associated with methadone use
Natalie Kordjian, Annabelle D Donaldson, Dedee F Murrell and Steven A Krilis — eMJA rapid online publication 5 December 2004
Now in print: Med J Aust 2005; 182 (2): 76-77.

15 November 2004: Research

The effect of a reduction in heroin supply on fatal and non-fatal drug overdoses in New South Wales, Australia
Louisa J Degenhardt, Elizabeth Conroy, Stuart Gilmour and Wayne D Hall — eMJA rapid online publication 15 November 2004
Now in print: Med J Aust 2005; 182 (1): 20-23.

26 October 2004: Editorial

Cardiovascular safety of rofecoxib (Vioxx): lessons learned and unanswered questions
Paul E Langton, Graeme J Hankey and John W Eikelboom — eMJA rapid online publication 26 October 2004
Now in print: Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 524-525.

9 September 2004: Editorial

Clinical trial registration. A statement from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.
Catherine DeAngelis, Jeffrey M Drazen, Frank A Frizelle, Charlotte Haug, John Hoey, Richard Horton, Sheldon Kotzin, Christine Laine, Ana Marusic, A J P M Overbeke, Torben V Schroeder, Hal C Sox and Martin B Van Der Weyden — eMJA rapid online publication 9 September 2004
Now in print: Med J Aust 2004; 181 (6): 293-294.

25 July 2004: For Debate

Will the Australia–United States Free Trade Agreement undermine the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme?
Ken J Harvey, Thomas A Faunce, Buddhima Lokuge and Peter Drahos — eMJA rapid online publication 25 July 2004
Now in print: Med J Aust 2004; 181 (5): 256-259.

Free trade in pharmaceuticals
M Kevin Outterson — eMJA rapid online publication 25 July 2004
Now in print: Med J Aust 2004; 181 (5): 260-261.

15 March 2004: For Debate

Is lawful discrimination against illicit drug users acceptable?
Alex D Wodak, Philip A Lynch and Nick Crofts - Med J Aust 15 March 2004.
Now in print: Med J Aust 2004; 180 (8): 405-407.

14 January 2004: Public Health

Lyodura use and the risk of iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in Australia
Fiona J Brooke, Alison Boyd, Genevieve M Klug, Colin L Masters and Steven J Collins - Med J Aust 14 January 2004.
Now in print: Med J Aust 2004; 180 (4): 177-181

15 December 2003: Research

Asthma prevalence in Melbourne schoolchildren: have we reached the peak?
Colin F Robertson, Mary F Roberts and Johanna H Kappers - Med J Aust 15 December 2003.
Now in print: Med J Aust 2004; 180 (6): 273-276

20 October 2003: Viewpoint

The PBS community awareness campaign: how helpful is blaming patients?
Evan Doran and David A Henry - Med J Aust 20 October 2003.
Now in print: Med J Aust 2003; 179 (10): 544-545

18 August 2003: Research

A prospective before-and-after trial of a medical emergency team
Rinaldo Bellomo, Donna Goldsmith, Shigehiko Uchino, Jonathan Buckmaster, Graeme K Hart, Helen Opdam, William Silvester, Laurie Doolan and Geoffrey Gutteridge - Med J Aust 18 August 2003.
Now in print: Med J Aust 2003; 179 (6): 283-287

18 August 2003: Viewpoint

The medical emergency team, evidence-based medicine and ethics
Ross K Kerridge and W Peter Saul - Med J Aust 18 August 2003.
Now in print: Med J Aust 2003; 179(6): 313-315.

19 May 2003

Preventing local transmission of SARS: lessons from Singapore
Dale A Fisher, Madeleine H L Chew, Yean T Lim, Paul A Tambyah - Med J Aust 19 May 2003.
Now in print: Med J Aust 2003; 178(11): 555-558.

21 April 2003

The plague within: an Australian doctor's experience of SARS in Hong Kong
Peter A Cameron - Med J Aust 21 April 2003.
Now in print: Med J Aust 2003; 178: 512-513.

The SARS epidemic: lessons for Australia
Peter A Cameron, Timothy H Rainer, Pieter De Villiers Smit - Med J Aust 21 April 2003.
Now in print: Med J Aust 2003; 178: 478-479.

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