Volume 175 Issue 1

Editorials

• Infection, wheezing and Aboriginal children Paul J Torzillo, Anne B Chang (MJA 2001; 175: 4-5)
• Inaccurate classification of infant deaths in Australia: a persistent and pervasive problem Roger W Byard (MJA 2001; 175: 5-7)
• Appendicectomy — becoming a rare event? Thomas B Hugh, Thomas J Hugh (MJA 2001; 175: 7-8)

Research

• Asthma and hayfever in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children living in non-remote rural towns Sara H Downs, Guy B Marks, Elena G Belosouva, Jennifer K Peat (MJA 2001; 175: 10-13)
• Appendicectomy in Western Australia: profile and trends, 1981-1997 Neil J Donnelly, James B Semmens, David R Fletcher, C D'Arcy J Holman (MJA 2001; 175: 15-18)
• Depression among Australian adolescents Joseph M Rey, Michael G Sawyer, Jennifer J Clark, Peter A Baghurst (MJA 2001; 175: 19-23)

Indigenous Health

• Regional variation in the incidence of end-stage renal disease in Indigenous Australians Alan Cass, Joan Cunningham, Zhiqiang Wang, Wendy Hoy (MJA 2001; 175: 24-27)

Public Health

• Paralytic shellfish poisoning: a potential public health problem Leigh Lehane (MJA 2001; 175: 29-31)

Notable Cases

• Survivor of a stingray injury to the heart Printable PDF
• Beatrix F Weiss, Hugh D Wolfenden (MJA 2001; 175: 33-34)

Evidence-based Medicine

• EBM and the health of Indigenous Australians Robyn A McDermott (MJA 2001; 175: 35-37)

Viewpoint

• Allowing the medical use of cannabis Wayne D Hall, Louisa J Degenhardt, David Currow (MJA 2001; 175: 39-40)

Medical Education

• The Australian contribution towards medical training in Malawi Adamson S Muula, Robin L Broadhead (MJA 2001; 175: 42-47)