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Prevalence, patterns of use, and socio‐demographic features of e‐cigarette use by Australian adolescents: a survey

Lauren A Gardner, Siobhan O'Dean, Katrina E Champion, Emily Stockings, Amy‐Leigh Rowe, Maree Teesson, Nicola C Newton, Lauren A Gardner, Siobhan O'Dean, Katrina E Champion, Emily Stockings, Amy‐Leigh Rowe, Maree Teesson and Nicola C Newton

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (7): 332-334 Open Access

Hepatitis C treatment hesitancy among people with heroin dependence in Australia. A prospective cohort study

Chris Tremonti, Maree Teesson, Christina Marel, Katherine Mills and Paul S Haber

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (5): 227-229 Open Access

Lower urgency care in the emergency department, and the suitability of general practice care as an alternative: a cross‐sectional study

Haomin S Wu and James L Mallows

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (4): 166-167 Open Access

Consistent mask use and SARS‐CoV‐2 epidemiology: a simulation modelling study

Joshua Szanyi, Samantha Howe, Tim Wilson and Tony Blakely

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (2): 77-79 Open Access

Suboptimal experiences with out‐of‐pocket costs, financial disclosure, and support information among people treated for cancer

Victoria White, Karla Gough, Colin Wood, Raymond Chan and Michael Jefford

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (1): 28-29 Open Access

Myocarditis in Australian children following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection or COVID‐19 vaccination: a retrospective case series

Patrick Walker, Timothy C Lai, Silja Schrader, Nigel Crawford and Daryl R Cheng

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (10): 482-483 Free

Psychotropic medication prescribing for children and adolescents by general practitioners during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Rae‐Anne Hardie, Gorkem Sezgin, Lisa G Pont, Judith Thomas, Mirela Prgomet, Precious McGuire, Christopher Pearce and Andrew Georgiou

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (1): 26-27 Open Access

Self‐harm and suicidal ideation in children and adolescents in contact with child protection services

Kirstie O'Hare, Oliver Watkeys, Felicity Harris, Kimberlie Dean, Vaughan J Carr and Melissa J Green

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (11): 526-527 Open Access

Comparison of performance outcomes after general practice training in remote and rural or regional locations in Australia

Emily Anderson, Matthew R McGrail, Aaron Hollins, Louise Young, Lawrie McArthur, Belinda O'Sullivan and Tiana Gurney

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (9): 408-409 Open Access

Over‐the‐counter cough and cold medicines: reported poisonings of children before and after the 2012 and 2020 labelling changes in Australia

Abrar Arbaeen, Nial J Wheate, Jared A Brown and Rose Cairns

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (9): 410-411 Open Access

The impact on poisonings of up‐scheduling of modified release paracetamol to Schedule 3 (pharmacist only medicine)

Rose Cairns, Firouzeh Noghrehchi and Nicholas A Buckley

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (9): 412-414 Open Access

Bloodstream infection rates in Aboriginal and non‐Aboriginal people in Central Australia, 2014–2018

Alice Coe, Richard J Woodman, Rob Baird and Lloyd Einsiedel

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (9): 415-417 Open Access

The South Australian Emergency Department Admission Blood Psychoactive Testing (EDABPT) program: first results

Sam Alfred, Peter Stockham, Emma Partridge, Alastair Ward, Hannah Green, Jake Mallon, Chris Kostakis, Andrew Camilleri and Daniel Haustead

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (8): 376-377 Open Access

A rise in invasive and non‐invasive group A streptococcal disease case numbers in Melbourne in late 2022

Aleece MacPhail, Wen Jie Isaac Lee, Despina Kotsanas, Tony M Korman and Maryza Graham

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (8): 378-379 Open Access

The Queensland IMplementation of PRecision Oncology in brEast cancer (Q‐IMPROvE) pilot study

Amy E McCart Reed, Georgina Hollway and Sunil Lakhani, The Q‐IMPROvE study group

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (8): 374-375 Open Access

Direct‐acting antiviral treatments in Australia for children with chronic hepatitis C virus infection

Jessica A Eldredge, Michael O Stormon, Julia E Clark, Scott Nightingale, Brendan McMullan, Brooke Andersen, Christina Travers and Winita Hardikar

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (5): 229-230 Free

Different estimates of the prevalence of dementia in Australia, 2021

Annette J Dobson, Leon Flicker, Osvaldo P Almeida, Michael Waller and Kaarin Anstey

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (7): 320-321 Open Access

Neurosyphilis‐related hospital admissions, Australia, 2007–20

Ei T Aung, Marcus Y Chen, Christopher K Fairley, Jason J Ong and Eric PF Chow

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (4): 180-181 Open Access

The investigation of sudden unexpected deaths in infancy in Australia

Heather E Jeffery, Angela E Carberry, Adrienne Gordon and Susan Arbuckle

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (6): 262-263 Open Access

Distress and career regret among Australian orthopaedic surgical trainees

Carrie Kollias, Chris Conyard, Melissa Frances Formosa, Richard Page and Ian Incoll

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (6): 265-266 Free

Diagnosis of cystic fibrosis in adults: Australian Cystic Fibrosis Data Registry data, 2000–2019

Amelia Lin, Keith Wong, Simone K Visser, Helen Jo, Yasmeen Al‐Hindawi, Katrin Kosbab‐Jackson, Molly Cocks, Anastasia Volovets, Paul Haber, Kirsten Hammond, Nicole Taylor, Veronica Yozghatlian, Edmund MT Lau, Nathaniel S Marshall, Tara Aquino‐Salomon and Sheila Sivam

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (3): 138-139 Free

Non‐fatal opioid overdose after release from prison among men who injected drugs prior to their imprisonment: a prospective data linkage study

Michael Curtis, Paul Dietze, Rebecca J Winter, Kasun Rathnayake, Karen Smith and Mark Stoove

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (2): 94-95 Open Access

Invasive group A streptococcal disease in the Northern Territory and the impact of melioidosis antibiotic prophylaxis

Johanna M Birrell, Rowena Boyd, Bart J Currie, Nicholas M Anstey, Asanga Abeyaratne, Sandawana William Majoni and Vicki L Krause

Med J Aust 2022; 217 (10): 544-545 Free

Primary headache drug treatment in emergency departments in Australia and New Zealand

Kevin Chu, Anne‐Maree Kelly, Frances Kinnear, Gerben Keijzers and Sinan Kamona

Med J Aust 2022; 217 (7): 366-367 Open Access

Myocarditis after COVID‐19 mRNA vaccination in Australia

Suraj K Varma, Ari E Horton, Anna L Taylor, Michael R Ditchfield, Sarah A Hope and Srinidhi JV Rao

Med J Aust 2022; 217 (5): 260-261 Open Access