Connect
MJA
MJA

Statistics, epidemiology and research design

Research letter

Undiagnosed coeliac disease identified by active case finding in first degree relatives of people with coeliac disease in Australia: a prospective observational study

Richard Muir, Anuj Sehgal, Jason A Tye‐Din and A James M Daveson

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (8): 371-373 Free

Perspectives

Is BCG vaccination of possums the solution to the Buruli ulcer epidemic in south‐eastern Australia?

Daniel P O'Brien, Kim Blasdell, Stephen Muhi, Ben J Marais, Bryce Buddle, Bridgette McNamara and Eugene Athan

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (11): 520-522 Free

Research

Treatment intervals and survival for women diagnosed with early breast cancer in Queensland: the Breast Cancer Outcomes Study, a population‐based cohort study

Kou Kou, Joanne F Aitken, Christopher Pyke, Suzanne Chambers, Jeff Dunn and Peter D Baade

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (9): 409-416 Free

Research

Sexual abuse during childhood and all‐cause mortality into middle adulthood: an Australian cohort study

Nina Papalia, Benjamin L Spivak, Linda Ashford, Ahona Guha, Stefan Luebbers, James RP Ogloff, Nina Papalia, Benjamin L Spivak, Linda Ashford, Ahona Guha, Stefan Luebbers and James RP Ogloff

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (7): 310-315 Free

Narrative reviews

Evidence supporting the choice of a new cardiovascular risk equation for Australia

Sinan Brown, Emily Banks, Mark Woodward, Natalie Raffoul, Garry Jennings and Ellie Paige

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (4): 173-186 Free

Research

Hospitalisations and in‐hospital deaths following moderate to severe traumatic brain injury in Australia, 2015–20: a registry data analysis for the Australian Traumatic Brain Injury National Data (ATBIND) project

Gerard M O'Reilly, Kate Curtis, Biswadev Mitra, Yesul Kim, Afsana Afroz, Kate Hunter, Courtney Ryder, Delia V Hendrie, Nick Rushworth, Jin Tee, Shane D'Angelo, Emma Solly, Oashe Bhattacharya, Mark C Fitzgerald, Gerard M O'Reilly, Kate Curtis, Biswadev Mitra, Yesul Kim, Afsana Afroz, Kate Hunter, Courtney Ryder, Delia V Hendrie, Nick Rushworth, Jin Tee, Shane D'Angelo, Emma Solly, Oashe Bhattacharya and Mark C Fitzgerald

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (7): 316-324 Free

Perspectives

The changing landscape of clinical trials in Australia

Anna Lene Seidler, Melina L Willson, Mason Aberoumand, Jonathan G Williams, Kylie E Hunter, Angie Barba, R John Simes and Angela Webster

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (5): 192-196 Free

Perspectives

Supporting health care providers in cancer screening: the role of the National Cancer Screening Register

Dorota Gertig and John Lee

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (3): 94-98 Free

Letters

Early detection of Murray Valley encephalitis virus activity in Victoria using mosquito surveillance

Maxwell Braddick, Aidan Yuen, Rebecca Feldman and N Deborah Friedman

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (1): 40-41

Medical education / Key research skills

Adapting clinical trials in health research: a guide for clinical researchers

Elizabeth G Holliday, Natasha Weaver, Daniel Barker and Christopher Oldmeadow

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (10): 451-454 Free

Research

Mortality among people admitted to Australian intensive care units for reasons other than COVID‐19 during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study

Sing Chee Tan, Tess Evans, Matthew L Durie, Paul J Secombe and David Pilcher

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (10): 467-473 Free

Research

Inter‐hospital transfer and clinical outcomes for people with COVID‐19 admitted to intensive care units in Australia: an observational cohort study

Courtney Cini, Ary S Neto, Aidan Burrell and Andrew Udy, the SPRINT‐SARI Australia investigators

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (10): 474-481 Free

Research

The diagnosis and initial management of melanoma in Australia: findings from the prospective, population‐based QSkin study

Nirmala Pandeya, Catherine M Olsen, Maja M Shalit, Jean Claude Dusingize, Rachel E Neale and David C Whiteman

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (9): 402-407 Free

Reflection

Reflections on the life and career of Professor Dame Valerie Beral AC DBE FRS FRCOG FMedSci (1943–2022)

Karen Canfell, Bette Liu and Emily Banks

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (8): 352-353 Free

Perspectives

Centring equity in data‐driven public health: a call for guiding principles to support the equitable design and outcomes of Australia's data integration systems

Catherine Smith, Claire M Vajdic and Niamh Stephenson

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (8): 341-343 Free

Research

Improving access to mental health care: a system dynamics model of direct access to specialist care and accelerated specialist service capacity growth

Catherine Vacher, Adam Skinner, Jo‐An Occhipinti, Sebastian Rosenberg, Nicholas Ho, Yun Ju Christine Song and Ian B Hickie

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (7): 309-314 Free

Perspectives

“A wolf in sheep's clothing”: when so‐called placebo interventions are not what they seem

Jessica Stanhope, Amy Salter and Philip Weinstein

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (6): 244-246 Free

Perspectives

More and better clinical trials in health care: focusing on people, not just systems and processes

Angela L Todd and Don Nutbeam

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (5): 209-211 Free

Research

Infectious syphilis in women and heterosexual men in major Australian cities: sentinel surveillance data, 2011–2019

Allison Carter, Hamish McManus, James S Ward, Tobias Vickers, Jason Asselin, Greta Baillie, Eric PF Chow, Marcus Y Chen, Christopher K Fairley, Christopher Bourne, Anna McNulty, Phillip Read, Kevin Heath, Nathan Ryder, Jenny McCloskey, Christopher Carmody, Heather McCormack, Kate Alexander, Dawn Casey, Mark Stoove, Margaret E Hellard, Basil Donovan and Rebecca J Guy

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (5): 223-228 Free

Research letter

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 Free

Research letter

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 Free

Perspectives

Cardiovascular disease risk screening in Australia: evidence and data gaps

Ellie Paige, Natalie Raffoul, Emma Lonsdale and Emily Banks

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (3): 103-105 Free

Letters

Long term risk of distant metastasis in women with non‐metastatic breast cancer and survival after metastasis detection: a population‐based linked health records study

Andrea Smith, Vicki Durston and Sam Mills

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (3): 141-141 Free

Editorials

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research leadership

Candice McKenzie and Lilon G Bandler

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (2): 75-76 Free

Research

Factors associated with hospitalisations and deaths of residential aged care residents with COVID‐19 during the Omicron (BA.1) wave in Queensland

Robert J Ellis, Cameron RM Moffatt, Luke T Aaron, Greta Beaverson, Khin Chaw, Corinne Curtis, Rhett Freeman‐Lamb, Deborah Judd, Khadija Khatry, Yee Sum Li, Terry Nash, Bonnie Macfarlane, Karen Slater, Yudish Soonarane, Mark Stickley and Satyamurthy Anuradha

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (4): 174-179 Free