Volume 166 Issue 8

Editorials

• Salt intake, cardiovascular disease and public health Lawrie J Beilin (MJA 1997; 166: 396)
• Estimating the risks of cardiac surgery Geoffrey J Dobb (MJA 1997; 166: 397)
• Meeting the challenge of adolescent mental health George C Patton (MJA 1997; 166: 399)
• Secondary adrenocortical insufficiency: avoiding potentially fatal pitfalls in diagnosis and treatment Gregory I Hockings, Christopher R Strakosch, Richard V Jackson (MJA 1997; 166: 400)

Research

• The Hobart Salt Study 1995: few meet national sodium intake target Trevor C Beard, David R Woodward, Peter J Ball, Helen Hornsby, Richard J von Witt, Terence Dwyer (MJA 1997; 166: 404) Abstract - Article
• Risk prediction in coronary artery surgery: a comparison of four risk scores William M Weightmlan, Neville M Gibbs, Matthew R Sheminant, N Mark Thackray, Mark A J Newman (MJA 1997; 166: 408)
• Malnutrition and microcephaly in Australian Aboriginal children Susan A Skull, Alan R Ruben, Alan C Walker (MJA 1997; 166: 412)

Notable Cases

• Severe falciparum malaria with hyperparasitaemia treated with intravenous artesunate Timothy M E Davis, Francis X Breheny, Peter A Kendall, Frank Daly, Kevin T Batty, Armajit Singh, Kenneth F Ilett (MJA 1997; 166: 416)

Controversies in Health Care

• Thrombolytic therapy in acute ischaemic stroke: the jury needs more evidence Graeme J Hankey (MJA 1997; 166: 419)

Viewpoint

• Psychosocial disorders in young people: on the agenda but not on the mend Richard Eckersley (MJA 1997; 166: 423)

Medicine and the Community

• History in the making: the evolution of consumer product information (CPI) Gillian M Shenfield, Judith L Tasker (MJA 1997; 166: 425)

MJA Practice Essentials - Rheumatology

• Ancillary services in rheumatology Graeme Jones, Hilton W Francis, Karen A Grimmer, Clive Browne, Wendy Rowell (MJA 1997; 166: 434)