Volume 173 Issue 3

Editorials

• Alcohol and cardiovascular disease: still a research priority? Timothy R Stockwell (MJA 2000; 173: 116-117)
• C-reactive protein: a new cardiovascular risk factor? John R Burnett, Gerald F Watts, Samuel D Vasikaran (MJA 2000; 173: 117-118)
• Women in rural general practice: conflict and compromise Helen M Tolhurst, Jane M Talbot, Louise L T Baker (MJA 2000; 173: 119-120)

Research

• Moderate alcohol intake is associated with survival in the elderly: the Dubbo Study Leon A Simons, John McCallum, Yechiel Friedlander, Michael Ortiz, Judith Simons (MJA 2000; 173: 121-124)
• A randomised crossover trial of chemotherapy in the home: patient preferences and cost analysis Danny Rischin, Michelle A White, Jane P Matthews, Guy C Toner, Kathryn Watty, Anthony J Sulkowski, Jan L Clarke, Lois Buchanan (MJA 2000; 173: 125-127)

Healthcare

• Topical negative pressure in wound management Anand K Deva, Garry H Buckland, Emma Fisher, Steven C C Liew, Steven Merten, Michael McGlynn, Mark P Gianoutsos, Michael A R Baldwin, Paul G Lendvay (MJA 2000; 173: 128-131)

Notable cases

• Dangerous bodies: a case of fatal aluminium phosphide poisoning Antony Nocera, Howard W Levitin, John M N Hilton (MJA 2000; 173: 133-135)

Rural health

• Associations between rural background and where South Australian general practitioners work David Wilkinson, Justin J Beilby, David J Thompson, Gillian A Laven, Nicole L Chamberlain, Caroline O M Laurence (MJA 2000; 173: 137-140)

Clinical update

• Potential for patient harm from intrathecal administration of preserved solutions Natalie J Hetherington, Michael J Dooley (MJA 2000; 173: 141-143)

For debate

• Asthma clinics in general practice: what is the evidence? Louis S Pilotto, Justin J Beilby, Brian J Smith (MJA 2000; 173: 144-146)

Ethics

• Ethical issues in placebo-controlled trials in Alzheimer's disease Robert D Goldney, Brian F Stoffell (MJA 2000; 173: 147-148)

Review

• Update on histamine fish poisoning Leigh Lehane (MJA 2000; 173: 149-152)

Viewpoint

• Should there be more teaching of critical thinking in Australian general practice? Eugen Mattes (MJA 2000; 173: 153-157) [link is to PDF]

Personal perspective

• Learning to become a doctor Ryan J Hodges (MJA 2000; 173: 158-159)

Supplement

• Recommendations for nutrition and physical activity for Australian children (MJA 2000; 173: S1-S16)