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Counting the cost: estimating the number of deaths among recently released prisoners in Australia

Stuart A Kinner, David B Preen, Azar Kariminia, Tony Butler, Jessica Y Andrews, Mark Stoové and Matthew Law

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (2): 64-68 Free

Socioeconomic disparities in stroke rates and outcome: pooled analysis of stroke incidence studies in Australia and New Zealand

Emma L Heeley, Jade W Wei, Kristie Carter, Md Shaheenul Islam, Amanda G Thrift, Graeme J Hankey, Alan Cass and Craig S Anderson

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (1): 10-14 Free

Stroke and transient ischaemic attack awareness

J Ian Spark, Nadia Blest, Sheralee Sandison, Phillip J Puckridge, Hafees A Saleem and David A Russell

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (1): 16-19 Free

Advertising of fast food to children on Australian television: the impact of industry self-regulation

Lana A Hebden, Lesley King, Anne Grunseit, Bridget Kelly and Kathy Chapman

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (1): 20-24 Free

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

Marie M Bismark, Matthew J Spittal and David M Studdert

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (1): 25-28 Free

A therapeutic equivalence program: evidence-based promotion of more efficient use of medicines

Ian Larmour, Silvana Pignataro, Kerryn L Barned, Stav Mantas and Melvyn G Korman

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (12): 631-634 Free

Congenital cytomegalovirus — time to diagnosis, management and clinical sequelae in Australia: opportunities for earlier identification

Brendan J McMullan, Pamela Palasanthiran, Cheryl A Jones, Beverley M Hall, Peter W Robertson, Jonathan Howard and William D Rawlinson

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (12): 625-629 Free

Hospital and emergency department use in the last year of life: a baseline for future modifications to end-of-life care

Lorna K Rosenwax, Beverley A McNamara, Kevin Murray, Rebecca J McCabe, Samar M Aoun and David C Currow

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (11): 570-573 Free

The challenges of population ageing: accelerating demand for emergency ambulance services by older patients, 1995–2015

Judy A Lowthian, Damien J Jolley, Andrea J Curtis, Alexander Currell, Peter A Cameron, Johannes U Stoelwinder and John J McNeil

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (11): 574-578 Free

Assessment and management of latent tuberculosis infection in a refugee population in the Northern Territory

James M Trauer and Vicki L Krause

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (11): 579-582 Free

Aseptic insertion of central venous lines to reduce bacteraemia

Anthony R Burrell, Mary-Louise McLaws, Margherita Murgo, Eda Calabria, Annette C Pantle and Robert Herkes

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (11): 583-587 Free

Streamlining elective surgery care in a public hospital: the Alfred experience

Judy A Lowthian, Andrea J Curtis, Bernadette L Comitti, Peter A Cameron, Martin J Keogh, William R Johnson, James Tomlinson and Andrew M Stripp

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (9): 448-451 Free

Doctors disciplined for professional misconduct in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2009

Katie J Elkin, Matthew J Spittal, David J Elkin and David M Studdert

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (9): 452-456 Free

National trends in the uptake of laparoscopic resection for colorectal cancer, 2000–2008

Bridie S Thompson, Michael D Coory and John W Lumley

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (9): 443-447 Free

Landscape of cancer clinical trials in Australia: using trial registries to guide future research

Rachel F Dear, Alexandra L Barratt, Kevin McGeechan, Lisa Askie, John Simes and Martin H N Tattersall

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (8): 387-391 Free

Children Attending Paediatricians Study: a national prospective audit of outpatient practice from the Australian Paediatric Research Network

Harriet Hiscock, Gehan Roberts, Daryl Efron, Jillian R Sewell, Hannah E Bryson, Anna M H Price, Frank Oberklaid, Michael South and Melissa A Wake

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (8): 392-397 Free

Predictors of deferral of treatment for hepatitis C infection in Australian clinics

Heather F Gidding, Matthew G Law, Janaki Amin, Graeme A Macdonald, Joe J Sasadeusz, Tracey L Jones, Simone I Strasser, Jacob George and Gregory J Dore, on behalf of the ACHOS investigator team

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (8): 398-402 Free

Predictive validity of the Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test for medical students’ academic performance

David Wilkinson, Jianzhen Zhang and Malcolm Parker

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (7): 341-344 Free

Burning daylight: balancing vitamin D requirements with sensible sun exposure

Kellie L Stalgis-Bilinski, John Boyages, Elizabeth L Salisbury, Colin R Dunstan, Stuart I Henderson and Peter L Talbot

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (7): 345-348 Free

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and glycated haemoglobin levels in women with gestational diabetes mellitus

Sue Lynn Lau, Jenny E Gunton, Neil P Athayde, Karen Byth and N Wah Cheung

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (7): 334-337 Free

The impact of potential new diagnostic criteria on the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus in Australia

Robert G Moses, Gary J Morris, Peter Petocz, Fernando San Gil and Dinesh Garg

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (7): 338-340 Free

Increased mortality associated with after-hours and weekend admission to the intensive care unit: a retrospective analysis

Deepak Bhonagiri, David V Pilcher and Michael J Bailey

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (6): 287-292 Free

Urban–rural differences in prostate cancer outcomes in Australia: what has changed?

Peter D Baade, Danny R Youlden, Michael D Coory, Robert A Gardiner and Suzanne K Chambers

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (6): 293-296 Free

The domino effect: adolescent girls’ response to human papillomavirus vaccination

Diana M Bernard, Spring C Cooper Robbins, Kirsten J McCaffery, Caroline M Scott and S Rachel Skinner

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (6): 297-300 Free

Self-audit as part of a research governance framework for health research

Bradley R Crammond, Anna V Parker, Megan Brooks, Marina Skiba and John J McNeil

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (6): 310-312 Free