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In Clinical Practice

From research and guidelines to the consultation: five ways to improve blood pressure management in clinical practice

Mark R Nelson

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 111-112

Health care

Who is responsible for the care of patients treated with warfarin therapy?

Judy A Lowthian, Basia O Diug, Sue M Evans, Ellen L Maxwell, Alison M Street, Leon Piterman and John J McNeil

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (12): 674-677 Free

Clinical update

Anti-citrullinated peptide antibody: death of the rheumatoid factor?

Simon M Chatfield, Ian P Wicks, Allan D Sturgess and Lynden J Roberts

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (12): 693-695 Free

Editorials

Should aspirin be used for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes?

Robyn L Woods, Andrew M Tonkin, Mark R Nelson, Helena C Britt and Christopher M Reid

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (11): 614-615

Research

Effectiveness of point-of-care testing for therapeutic control of chronic conditions: results from the PoCT in General Practice Trial

Tanya K Bubner, Caroline O Laurence, Angela Gialamas, Lisa N Yelland, Philip Ryan, Kristyn J Willson, Philip Tideman, Paul Worley and Justin J Beilby

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (11): 624-626 Free

Book reviews

More GP tips

Lilon G Bandler

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (11): 650

Prevention and Promotion

Adult health checks for Indigenous Australians: the first year’s experience from the Inala Indigenous Health Service

Geoffrey K P Spurling, Noel E Hayman and Anna L Cooney

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (10): 562-564 Free

Letters

Closing the gap depends on ACCHSs

Sophie Couzos and Dea Delaney Thiele

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (10): 541

Mind the Gap

Avoidable hospitalisation in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory

Shu Q Li, Natalie J Gray, Steve L Guthridge and Sabine L M Pircher

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (10): 532-536 Free

Research

Sociodemographic correlates of antidepressant utilisation in Australia

Andrew N Page, Sarah Swannell, Graham Martin, Samantha Hollingworth, Ian B Hickie and Wayne D Hall

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (9): 479-483 Free

Viewpoint

Informing patients about emerging treatment options: creating “saviour siblings” for haemopoietic stem cell transplant

Kimberly A Strong

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (9): 506-507 Free

Book review

An overview to preventing suicide

Brian M Draper

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (9): 492

Book reviews

What to ask your doctor

Beth A Wilson

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 436

Editorials

Liaison between public hospital staff and the pharmaceutical industry: guidance from the NSW Therapeutic Advisory Group

Diana H Shipp and Gordon Mallarkey

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 406-407

Viewpoint

Genesis of medical thromboprophylaxis guidelines in Australia: a need for transparency and standardisation in guideline development

John P Fletcher

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 450

Letters

Quality of Australian clinical guidelines and relevance to the care of older people with multiple comorbid conditions

James Tatoulis, Nancy P Huang and Andrew N Boyden

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 459

Letters

Rational thromboprophylaxis in medical inpatients: not quite there yet

John P Fletcher, Donald MacLellan, Harry Gibbs and Geoff Matthews

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (7): 398-399

Letters

Can tuberculosis mimic cancer?

Riad O El Fakih, Bassem M Chehab, Rami A Mortada and Maha Assi

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (6): 340-341

Letters

Misdiagnosis of acute eye diseases by primary health care providers: incidence and implications

Claire L Jackson

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (6): 343-344

Letters

Rediscovering university teaching hospitals for Australia

Leon Piterman

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (5): 285-286

Letters

Rediscovering university teaching hospitals for Australia

Rachel F Dear and Martin H N Tattersall

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (5): 285-286

Letters

Impact of an educational intervention on general practitioners’ skills in cognitive behavioural strategies

Marjan Kljakovic

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (5): 287-288

Letters

Impact of an educational intervention on general practitioners’ skills in cognitive behavioural strategies

Grant A Blashki, Leon Piterman, Graham N Meadows, David M Clarke, Vasuki Prabaharan, Jane M Gunn and Fiona K Judd

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (5): 287-288

Book reviews

Better Aboriginal health

Timothy P M Senior

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (4): 1 Free

Letters

Delayed referral of new-onset type 1 diabetes increases the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis

Maria E Craig, Catherine H Wong, Joanna Alexander, Ann M Maguire and Martin Silink

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (4): 219