Volume 164 Issue 1

Editorials

• Syndrome X (insulin resistance metabolic syndrome): a deadly quartet or an awesome foursome? Frank P Alford (MJA 1996; 164: 4-5.)
• Optimum care of the elderly in an acute general hospital Peter Lipski (MJA 1996; 164: 5-6.)
• Hydatid disease: medical problems, veterinary solutions, political obstacles Peter J McCullagh (MJA 1996; 164: 7-8.)
• Enter the Web: an experiment in electronic research peer review Craig Bingham, Ross Coleman (MJA 1996; 164: 8-9.)
• MJA: wind of change 1996 Martin B Van Der Weyden (MJA 1996; 164: 9.)

Research

• Extended hospital stays with increasing age: the impact of an acute geriatric unit Harold E Flamer, Nicholas Christophidis, Craig Margetts, Antony Ugoni, Allan J McLean (MJA 1996; 164: 10-13.)
• Physical, sexual and emotional violence against women: a general practice-based prevalence study Danielle Mazza, Lorraine Dennerstein, Vicky Ryan (MJA 1996; 164: 14-17.)
• Human hydatidosis in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, 1987-1992 David J Jenkins, Karen Power (MJA 1996; 164: 18-21.)
• Relevance of body weight to apolipoprotein levels in Australian children David E L Wilcken, Judith F Lynch, Michelle D Marshall, Rebecca L Scott, Xing L Wang (MJA 1996; 164: 22-25.)

Viewpoint

• Workers' compensation - what role the doctor? Simon J Cameron (MJA 1996; 164: 26-27.)

Medicine and the Community

• Donation of heart valve tissue: seeking consent and meeting the needs of donor families Mary C Haire, Jan P Hinchliff (MJA 1996; 164: 28-31.)

Review

• Techniques to reduce the discomfort of paediatric laceration repair Peter A Roberts, Gillian Lamacraft (MJA 1996; 164: 32-35.)

Ecology

• Panic in the potting shed. The association between Legionella longbeachae serogroup 1 and potting soils in Australia Susan A Ruehlemann, Geoffrey R Crawford (MJA 1996; 164: 36-38.)

For Debate

• Aminoglycoside dosing: one, two or three times a day? Allan J McLean, Lisa L Ioannides-Demos, W John Spicer, Nicholas Christophidis (MJA 1996; 164: 39-42.)

Practice Essentials - Breast Cancer

• Psychosocial support, treatment of metastatic disease and palliative care Michael A Ashby, David W Kissane, Geoffrey F Beadle, Alan Rodger (MJA 1996; 164: 43-49.)