Volume 164 Issue 4

Editorials

• General practice reforms: in search of the lowest common denominator Deborah C Saltman (MJA 1996; 164: 196-197.)
• How can we reduce heroin "overdose" deaths? Wayne D Hall (MJA 1996; 164: 197-198.)
• The health of Australia's mothers and babies Paul A L Lancaster (MJA 1996; 164: 198-199.)
• Correction: The centenary of X-rays: celebrating the past and anticipating the future George Klempfner (MJA 1996; 164: 199.)

Research

• Hyperthyroidism in elderly hospitalised patients. Clinical features and treatment outcomes F I R Martin, David R Deam (MJA 1996; 164: 200-203.)
• Heroin-related deaths in New South Wales, 1992: toxicological findings and circumstances Deborah Zador, Sandra Sunjic, Shane Darke (MJA 1996; 164: 204-207.)Abstract - Article
• Apparent discontinuation rates in patients prescribed lipid-lowering drugs Leon A Simons, Graham Levis, Judith Simons (MJA 1996; 164: 208-211.)

Health Care

• Recent changes in Australian general practice Michael D Bollen (MJA 1996; 164: 212-215.)
• Issues for fundholding in Australian general practice Douglas A Pritchard, Justin J Beilby (MJA 1996; 164: 215-219.)
• Fundholding: a rural perspective DavidR Rosenthal (MJA 1996; 164: 219-221.)
• General practice reform: the shared management model David J Brand (MJA 1996; 164: 221-223.)

Managing HIV

• How HIV leads to autoimmune disorders Salvador Gala, David A Fulcher (MJA 1996; 164: 224-226.)
• How HIV leads to hypersensitivity reactions Andrew Carr, Roger Garsia (MJA 1996; 164: 227-229.)
• How HIV promotes malignancies Michael J Boyle, David A Goldstein, Ian H Frazer, Tom B Sculley (MJA 1996; 164: 230-232.)
• How HIV leads to neurological disease Bruce J Brew, Steven L Wesselingh, Michael Gonzales, Melvyn P Heyes, Richard W Price (MJA 1996; 164: 233-234.)
• How psychosocial aspects of HIV infection can affect health Michael W Ross, Keith Marshall, Rosemary McGuckin (MJA 1996; 164: 235-237.)

Public Health

• Evacuation of an Aboriginal community in response to an outbreak of blistering dermatitis induced by a beetle (Paederus australis) Ruth E Todd, Steven L Guthridge, Brian L Montgomery (MJA 1996; 164: 238-240.)

Notable Cases

• Delayed diagnosis of posterior sternoclavicular joint dislocation George K Kiroff, David N McClure, John W Skelley (MJA 1996; 164: 242-243.)

Medicine and Art

• Epilepsy and art Steven C Schachter (MJA 1996; 164: 245-248.)