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Volume 180 Issue 2

19 January 2004

From the editor’s desk

The specialist consumer

Martin B Van Der Weyden

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In This Issue

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (2): 51 Free

Editorials

Doing better with cancer in adolescents and young adults

Catherine H Cole

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (2): 52-53

Metformin and serious adverse effects

Janelle C Nisbet, Joanna M Sturtevant and Johannes B Prins

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (2): 53-54

Radiotherapy in Australia one year after the Baume report: vision or mirage?

Michael B Barton, Lester J Peters and Lizbeth M Kenny

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (2): 55-56

Postcard from the UK

Quality, morale and the new contract with GPs

David P Weller, Konrad Jamrozik and Richard F Heller

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (2): 57-58

Research

Cancer in adolescents and young adults: treatment and outcome in Victoria

Anne E Mitchell, Deborah L Scarcella, Gemma L Rigutto, David M Ashley, Vicky J Thursfield, Graham G Giles and Maree Sexton

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (2): 59-62 Free

Natural justice and human research ethics committees: an Australia-wide survey

Gabrielle L Van Essen, David A Story, Stephanie J Poustie, Max M J Griffiths and Cynthia L Marwood

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (2): 63-66 Free

Healthcare

Access block in NSW hospitals, 1999–2001: does the definition matter?

Roberto Forero, Lis Young, Hai N Phung, Kenneth M Hillman, Mohammed Mohsin, Adrian E Bauman, Sue Ieraci, Sally M McCarthy and C David Hugelmeyer

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (2): 67-70 Free

Olympic medals or long life: what’s the bottom line?

Craig R Mitton, H Dele Davies and Cam R Donaldson

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (2): 71-73 Free

Notable cases

Allgrove syndrome: when a recognisable paediatric disorder occurs in adulthood

Clarissa C Pedreira and Margaret R Zacharin

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (2): 74-75 Free

Viewpoint

Whose health service is it anyway? Community values in healthcare

Gavin H Mooney and Scott H Blackwell

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (2): 76-78 Free

Clinical update

Management of chronic low back pain

Nikolai Bogduk

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (2): 79-83 Free

Lessons from practice

Long-acting sulfonylureas — long-acting hypoglycaemia

Peter C Veitch and Rory J Clifton-Bligh

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (2): 84-85 Free

Snapshot

“Milky” urine: a case of chyluria

John R Burnett, Gary G Sturdy, Suzzanne J Smith, Yuli Ten and Michael J McComish

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (2): 89 Free

Letters

Management of chronic suppurative otitis media

Alan E Dugdale

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (2): 91-93

Management of chronic suppurative otitis media

David R Brewster

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (2): 91-93

Management of chronic suppurative otitis media

Sophie Couzos, Traven Lea, Margaret Culbong, Reinhold Mueller and Richard Murray

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (2): 91-93

Overweight and obesity in Australia: an underestimate of the true prevalence?

Terry J Coyne, Michael G Findlay, Torukiri I Ibiebele and David W Firman

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (2): 93-94

Overweight and obesity in Australia: an underestimate of the true prevalence?

Adrian J Cameron, Paul Z Zimmet, David W Dunstan and Jonathan E Shaw

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (2): 93-94

Aspirin for cardiovascular disease prevention

Johan H A Janssen and David Henshaw

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (2): 94

Aspirin for cardiovascular disease prevention

Joseph Hung

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (2): 94

The impact of chronic illness: partnerships with other healthcare professionals

Bruce Hadden

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (2): 94-95

Obstacles to research in complementary and alternative medicine

R Frank Gorman

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (2): 95-96

Obstacles to research in complementary and alternative medicine

Edzard Ernst

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (2): 95-96

The regulation of complementary health: sacrificing integrity?

Vivian Lin

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (2): 96

Obituary

Walter James (“Bill”) SkinnerMB BS

John J G Bain

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (2): 88 Free

Book reviews

Is whiplash real?

Phillip C Vecchio

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New standard in intensive care

W Peter Saul

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When grief is a family affair

Brian J Kelly

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Columns

In Other Journals

Ann Gregory

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