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Social Determinants of Health

Perspectives

Are Indigenous mortality gaps closing: how to tell, and when?

Ian T Ring, Tracy Dixon, Raymond W Lovett and Fadwa Al-Yaman

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (1): 11 Free

Editorials

We need transformative change in Aboriginal health

Shane Houston

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (1): 17-18 Free

Editorials

Financial toxicity in clinical care today: a “menu without prices”1

David Currow and Sanchia Aranda

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (11): 397 Free

For debate

The Port Arthur massacre and the National Firearms Agreement: 20 years on, what are the lessons?

Michael J Dudley, Alan Rosen, Philip A Alpers and Rebecca Peters

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (10): 381-383 Free

Perspectives

Better Access and equitable access to clinical psychology services: what do we need to know?

Erica Crome and Andrew J Baillie

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (9): 341-343

Perspectives

Ebola outbreak in West Africa: considerations for strengthening Australia’s international health emergency response

Alexander Rosewell, Paul Effler, Chaturangi Yapa, Barbara Telfer, Jennie Musto and Raina MacIntyre

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (7): 258-259

Editorials

Improving health outcomes for linguistically diverse patients

Christine B Phillips

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (6): 209-210

Perspectives

Alcohol and tax — time for real reform

Mike Daube and Julia Stafford

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (6): 218-219 Free

For debate

Primary Health Networks and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health

Sophia Couzos, Dea Delaney-Thiele and Priscilla Page

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (6): 234-237

Perspectives

“Good kid, mad system”: the role for health in reforming justice for vulnerable communities

Anthea S Krieg, Jillian A Guthrie, Michael Herbert Levy and Leonie Segal

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (5): 177-179 Free

Research

Impact of HPV sample self-collection for underscreened women in the renewed Cervical Screening Program

Megan Smith, Jie Bin Lew, Kate Simms and Karen Canfell

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (5): 194 Free

Research

Factors contributing to frequent attendance to the emergency department of a remote Northern Territory hospital

Simon Quilty, Geordan Shannon, Anthony Yao, William Sargent and Michael F McVeigh

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (3): 111 Free

Reflections / Book/media/app

A good nanny makes a difference

Jackie M Street

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (3): 128

Perspectives

Improving health literacy in refugee populations

Elisha Riggs, Jane Yelland, Philippa Duell-Piening and Stephanie J Brown

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (1): 9-10 Free

Reflections / Best of Best

Help! I have lost my blue tie

John B Best

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (11): 448-449

Research

General practitioners’ prescribing of lipid-lowering medications for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, 2001–2013

Amal N Trivedi, Allan J Pollack, Helena C Britt, Graeme C Miller, Christopher Harrison and Margaret A Kelaher

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (10): 407 Free

Reflections

Upstream or downstream?

Victoria C Smith

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (10): 412-413 Free

Research

Continuous quality improvement and metabolic screening during pregnancy at primary health centres attended by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women

Melanie E Gibson-Helm, Helena J Teede, Alice R Rumbold, Sanjeeva Ranasinha, Ross S Bailie and Jacqueline A Boyle

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (9): 369-370 Free

Perspectives

Salvaging a prison needle and syringe program trial in Australia requires leadership and respect for evidence

Mark Stoové, Carla J Treloar, Lisa Maher, Helen Tyrrell and Jack Wallace

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (8): 319-320 Free

Perspectives

Geographic inequity in healthy food environment and type 2 diabetes: can we please turn off the tap?

Thomas Astell-Burt and Xiaoqi Feng

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (6): 246-248 Free

Letters

Ethical challenges for doctors working in immigration detention

Peter Young

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (4): 172

Clinical focus

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians position statement on refugee and asylum seeker health

Georgia A Paxton, Sarah Cherian and Karen J Zwi

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (4): 176-177 Free

Ethics and law

Sexual harassment in the medical profession: legal and ethical responsibilities

Ben Mathews and Marie M Bismark

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (4): 189-192 Free

Short reports

Bullying and harassment: can we solve the problem?

Michael J Hollands

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (4): 192

Short reports

Perspectives from the field: Ebola response in Sierra Leone

Rosalie Schultz

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (4): 199