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Volume 195 Issue 6

19 September 2011

Editor's choice

The profession calls for humane treatment of asylum seekers

Annette Katelaris and Mark Harris

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 309 Free

Editorials

Suicide and self-harm in immigration detention

Louise K Newman, Nicholas G Procter and Michael J Dudley

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 310-311

Carbon pricing is a health protection policy

Philippa L Howden-Chapman, Ralph B Chapman, Anthony G Capon and Nick Wilson

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 311-312

Safety of incretin-based therapies for type 2 diabetes

Timothy M E Davis

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 312-313

In brief

In brief

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 314-315

From The Cochrane Library: Diets that work, depression treatments, and bugs to beat common colds

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 315

Perspectives

Health in the green economy

Ray Moynihan

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 317

Adverse events associated with 2010 CSL and other inactivated influenza vaccines

Heath A Kelly, Danuta M Skowronski, Gaston De Serres and Paul V Effler

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 318-320 Free

Letters

Infant deaths associated with baby slings

Roger W Byard and John D Gilbert

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 321

Prevalence of osteoporosis in Australian men and women: Geelong Osteoporosis Study

Margaret J Henry, Julie A Pasco, Geoff C Nicholson and Mark A Kotowicz

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 321-322

The costs of preschool communication problems

Jemma Skeat, Lisa Gold, Melissa Wake, Obioha C Ukoumunne and Sheena Reilly

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 322-323

Challenges in postexposure prophylaxis of a vaccinated bat carer

Heidi J Carroll, Bradley J McCall, David Looke and Bruce Fraser

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 323-324

Surgical implications of global warming

Joseph W Smith and Guy J Maddern

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 324

Clinical practice guidelines: the need for greater transparency in formulating recommendations

Robert F W Moulds

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 324-325

Prevalence and characteristics of complaint-prone doctors in private practice in Victoria

John A Buntine

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 325

The German Escherichia coli outbreak — could it happen here?

Martyn D Kirk

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 325-326

Public reporting of infection rates as quality indicators

Allen C Cheng, Pauline Bass, Carlos Scheinkestel and Tim Leong

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 326-327

Medicine use, heat and thermoregulation in Australian patients

Peter W Tait

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 327

Clinical focus

Practical neurology: a case-based series

Leo Davies and Craig S Anderson

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 328

Blurred vision and pain in the eye

Michael H Barnett, Gurjit Chohan and Leo Davies

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 329-332 Free

The mining and burning of coal: effects on health and the environment

William M Castleden, David Shearman, George Crisp and Philip Finch

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 333-335

Seasonal influenza vaccination in Australian hospital health care workers: a review

Holly Seale and C Raina MacIntyre

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 336-338 Free

Research

When informed consent goes poorly: a descriptive study of medical negligence claims and patient complaints

Andrew J Gogos, Richard B Clark, Marie M Bismark, Russell L Gruen and David M Studdert

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 340-344 Free

Changes in the sodium content of bread in Australia and New Zealand between 2007 and 2010: implications for policy

Elizabeth K Dunford, Helen Eyles, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Jacqui L Webster and Bruce C Neal

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 346-349 Free

Distance to the closest radiotherapy facility and survival after a diagnosis of rectal cancer in Queensland

Peter D Baade, Paramita Dasgupta, Joanne F Aitken and Gavin Turrell

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 350-354 Free

Case reports

An unusual cause of caustic burns

Robert J Knight, Tania McWilliams, Dawn Reeler, Liz Whan and Fiona Wood

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 355-356 Free

Reflections

The long road from city to country

Katrina J R Watson

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 358

John Michael Buckingham MB BS, MS, FRACS, FACS, MRACMA, CertABS

Michael J Gillespie and Stephen A Deane

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 359 Free

Current practice in forensic medicine.

Tony F Moynham

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): 359

Supplement

Assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome: summary of an evidence-based guideline

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): Open Access