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Volume 212 Issue 5

16 March 2020

News

News briefs

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 196-197

Perspectives

More than a refresh required for closing the gap of Indigenous health inequality

Chelsea J Bond and David Singh

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 198-199.e1 Free

Lessons learned in genetic research with Indigenous Australian participants

Steven YC Tong, Heather D'Antoine, Melita McKinnon, Kyle Turner, Maui Hudson, Ngiare Brown, Jonathan R Carapetis and Dawn C Bessarab

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 200-202.e1 Free

Investing in the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents: a foundation for achieving health equity

Peter Azzopardi, Ngaree Blow, Tara Purcell, Ngiare Brown, Tirritpa Ritchie and Alex Brown

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 202-204.e1 Free

Setting the record straight: sexually transmissible infections and sexual abuse in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

James S Ward, Belinda Hengel, Donna Ah Chee, Olga Havnen and John D Boffa

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 205-207.e1 Open Access

Ethics and law

Self‐binding directives for mental health treatment: when advance consent is not effective consent

Katrine Del Villar and Christopher J Ryan

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 208-211.e1

Editorials

Time to develop guidelines for screening and management of atrial fibrillation in Indigenous Australians

Nicole Lowres and Ben Freedman

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 212-213 Free

Ending cheap alcohol gets promising results

Mike Daube and Julia Stafford

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 214-215

Research

Differences in stroke risk and cardiovascular mortality for Aboriginal and other Australian patients with atrial fibrillation

Lee Nedkoff, Erin A Kelty, Joseph Hung, Sandra C Thompson and Judith M Katzenellenbogen

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 215-221 Free

Systematic review

Non‐clinical eye care support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: a systematic review

Aryati Yashadhana, Ling Lee, Jessica Massie and Anthea Burnett

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 222-228 Free

Research letters

The impact of an alcohol floor price on critical care admissions in Central Australia

Paul J Secombe, Penny Stewart, Alex Brown, Michael J Bailey and David Pilcher

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 229-230 Free

Validating Indigenous status in a regional Queensland hospital emergency department dataset with patient‐linked data

Mary O'Loughlin, Linton Harriss, Jane Mills, Fintan Thompson and Robyn McDermott

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 230-231 Open Access

Narrative review

Skin infections in Australian Aboriginal children: a narrative review

Lucy Davidson, Jessica Knight and Asha C Bowen

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 231-237 Open Access

Letters

The increasing use of shave biopsy for diagnosing invasive melanoma in Australia

Lachlan A Byth and Jenny Byth

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 238-238.e1

The increasing use of shave biopsy for diagnosing invasive melanoma in Australia

Sara L Menezes, John W Kelly and Victoria Mar

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 238-238.e1

Careers

Stay engaged, keep saying yes

Cate Swannell

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): C1 Open Access