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Volume 182 Issue 3

7 February 2005

From the editor’s desk

The little black bag

Martin B Van Der Weyden

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 97 Free

In This Issue

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): Free

Editorials

Progress and challenges in the genetics of congenital heart disease

David S Winlaw, Gary F Sholler and Richard P Harvey

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 100-101

Steering in the right direction? Young drivers and road trauma

Mark R Stevenson

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 102-103

Is migraine a progressive disorder?

Peter J Goadsby

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 103-104

Conference report

Reducing the impact of cancer in Indigenous communities: ways forward

Ray M Lowenthal, Paul B Grogan and Ellen T Kerrins

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 105-106 Free

Research

Incidence of autism spectrum disorders in children in two Australian states

Katrina Williams, Megan Helmer, Craig M Mellis, Marshall Tuck, Emma J Glasson, Carol I Bower and John Wray

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 108-111 Free

Urban–rural differences in prostate cancer mortality, radical prostatectomy and prostate-specific antigen testing in Australia

Michael D Coory and Peter D Baade

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 112-115 Free

Genetic risk estimation by healthcare professionals

Benno Bonke, Theo Stijnen, Aad Tibben, Dick Lindhout and Angus J Clarke

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 116-118 Free

Personal perspective

Continuous improvement and “Continuous Improvement”

Henry A Kilham

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 119

Notable cases

Myasthenia gravis and a rare complication of chemotherapy

Christina V T Ng

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 120 Free

Lessons from practice

Bilateral acute angle closure caused by supraciliary effusions associated with venlafaxine intake

Maria Hannah Pia de Guzman, Sureka Thiagalingam, Poh Yan Ong and Ivan Goldberg

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 121-123 Free

Snapshot

Neurological sequelae of chronic profound hypocalcaemia

Huong Van Nguyen and Seng Khee Gan

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 123 Free

Teaching on the run

Teaching on the run tips 7: effective use of questions

Fiona R Lake, Alistair W Vickery and Gerard Ryan

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 126-127

MJA Practice Essentials – Paediatrics

3. Management and prevention of obesity and its complications in children and adolescents

Jennifer A Batch and Louise A Baur

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 130-135 Free

Letters

An unusual neonatal zoonosis

Emma J Best, Monica M Lahra and Pam Palasanthiran

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 137

Reliability of parental reports of head lice in their children

Megan L Counahan, Ross M Andrews and Rick Speare

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 137-138

Major burns: incidence, treatment and outcomes in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in Western Australia

Fiona M Wood, Bess V Fowler, Daniel McAullay and Jocelyn R Jones

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 138 Free

Paget’s disease of bone

Huy A Tran

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 138-139

Time for hard decisions on patient-centred professionalism

Stephen N Bolsin

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 139

Reducing drug-related harm: Australia leads the way

David G E Caldicott and Cameron Duff

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 140-141

Reducing drug-related harm: Australia leads the way

Alison J Ritter, Alex D Wodak and J Nick Crofts

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 140-141

Consensus statement on diabetes control in preparation for pregnancy

Barry N J Walters and Sivanthi Senaratne

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 141-142

Consensus statement on diabetes control in preparation for pregnancy

H David McIntyre and Jeff R Flack

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 141-142

The other side of the coin: safety of complementary and alternative medicine

Edzard Ernst

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 142

The other side of the coin: safety of complementary and alternative medicine

Stephen P Myers and Phillip A Cheras

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 142

Arrogance

Norman Shum

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 143

Breaking bread together

Zelman Freeman

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 143-144

Breaking bread together

William B Molloy

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 143-144

Breaking bread together

Peter F Burke

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 143-144

Breaking bread together

Bruce P Waxman

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 143-144

Correction

Correction: Doctors in the Pacific

David A K Watters and David F Scott

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 144

Obituaries

Obituary: Bruce Wilson Griffiths, MB BS, FRCS, FRACS

Hedley G Peach

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 128 Free

Alan Leslie Nicholson, MB BS, DPM, MRCPsych, FRANZCP

Hedley G Peach

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 128 Free

Book reviews

Help for developing countries no easy matter

Ian Maddocks

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Words on Aboriginal health

Ian T Ring

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Helping children to survive sick parents

Nicholas A Keks

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Columns

In Other Journals

Ann Gregory

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