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Graham N Meadows, Joanne C Enticott, Brett Inder, Grant M Russell and Roger Gurr

… Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage, Index of Education and Occupation, and the Index of Economic … 3 , so the pattern of results differs slightly. For key medical items shown in Box 3 , the trend could be compatible … 1 = most disadvantaged. 3 Concentration curves for key medical items IRSAD = Index of Relative Socio-Economic …

Med J Aust 2015; 202 (4): 190-194 Free

Mind the Gap

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

… managed in primary care by effective drug therapy, patient education and lifestyle modification; they include diabetes …

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

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Allison W Boyes, Afaf Girgis, Alison C Zucca and Christophe Lecathelinais

… cases of anxiety and depression in cancer patients. 9 , 10 Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOS-SSS): a … anxiety or depression in past 6 months; marital status; education level; current employment status; health insurance …

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (7): S94 Free

Indigenous health — Research

Angela T Titmuss, Elizabeth Harris and Elizabeth J Comino

… have been identified, including rurality, socioeconomic and educational disadvantage, smoking and access to services. 3 … postnatal care. De-identified unit record data, including medical record number, demographic characteristics, …

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (9): 495-498 Free

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Mikaela L Jorgensen, Jane M Young, Timothy A Dobbins and Michael J Solomon

… in NSW, time- and resource-intensive clinician surveys or medical record audits have been used to conduct … differing practices for wound infection documentation in medical records, or could possibly arise from real … measure of socioeconomic status, such as income or education, or a measure of physical or health status could …

Med J Aust 2014; 200 (7): 403-407 Free

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Thai P Hong, Paul J Gow, Michael Fink, Anouk Dev, Stuart K Roberts, Amanda Nicoll, John S Lubel, Ian Kronborg, Niranjan Arachchi, Marno Ryan, William W Kemp, Virginia Knight, Vijaya Sundararajan, Paul Desmond, Alexander JV Thompson and Sally J Bell

… Marriages Victoria. Patients were censored at last known medical attendance (consultation, radiology, pathology, … 9 This recommendation should be communicated during medical training and included in specialist society and … infections are readily available in Australia, increased education and use of these drugs in community practice are …

Med J Aust 2018; 209 (8): 348-354 Free

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Steven L Guthridge, Philip Ryan, John R Condon, Leah M Bromfield, John R Moss and John W Lynch

… wider risks to children from poverty, unemployment, poor education, poor health, inadequate housing and alcohol … 1990s 23 — however, it is now being recorded as not only a medical condition but also a child protection concern. For … provide for a child’s basic needs including food, shelter, medical treatment and supervision. Emotional abuse includes …

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (11): 637-641 Free

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Ian B Hickie, Tracey A Davenport, Georgina M Luscombe, Michael Moore, Kathleen M Griffiths and Helen Christensen

… component of the SPHERE training program (run by Educational Health Solutions and sponsored by Pfizer … or pharmacological care; and not having a major medical illness, psychomotor agitation, neurological … Practice type Solo 29 (33%) Partnership/group 47 (53%) Medical centre 12 (14%) Full-time practice 53 (60%) Formal …

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (11): S31 Free

Clinical focus / Guidelines

Daniel P O’Brien, Grant Jenkin, John Buntine, Christina M Steffen, Anthony McDonald, Simon Horne, N Deborah Friedman, Eugene Athan, Andrew Hughes, Peter P Callan and Paul D R Johnson

… expense and inconvenience from regular dressings and medical reviews, which can be disabling and may lead to time …

Med J Aust 2014; 200 (5): 267-270 Free

Cassandra E I Szoeke, Mark W Parsons, Kenneth S Butcher, Tracey A Baird, Peter J Mitchell, Sonya E Fox and Stephen M Davis

… in place before a centre is approved to use tPA. Additional medical and community education would also be required to deliver the message that stroke is a treatable medical emergency. In the last year of our audit, 15 …

Med J Aust 2003; 178 (7): 324-328 Free

Indigenous health

Alan Cass, Joan Cunningham, Zhiqiang Wang and Wendy Hoy

… to the ongoing intensive interaction of ESRD patients with medical and nursing staff, Indigenous status being a … retaining specialised nursing staff, infrequent access to medical staff and provision of housing for patients … unit. We should develop more innovative methods of patient education, training for self-care and delivery of treatment …

Med J Aust 2001; 175 (1): 24-27 Free

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Veronica C Hoad, Bridget A O’Connor, Andrew J Langley and Gary K Dowse

… Measles contact tracing aims to provide contacts with education, counselling and, where appropriate, with … relatively less important. This highlights the need for medical practitioners to consider a diagnosis of measles in …

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (6): 320-323 Free

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Andrew A Mahony, Ellen J Donnan, Rosemary A Lester, Joseph S Doyle, James Knox, Samantha L Tracy, Scott Bowden and Joseph J Sasadeusz

… C is a nationally notifiable disease; in Victoria, medical practitioners and laboratories are legally required … re-infection. 23 This highlights the need for effective education campaigns to circumvent repeated courses of …

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (4): 210-214 Free

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Jillian A Guthrie, Gregory J Dore, Ann M McDonald and John M Kaldor

… status for the years 1992-1998. National Health and Medical Research Council guidelines on ethical matters in … causes of low socioeconomic status, low levels of education and low levels of employment must also be employed … Diseases Branch, CDHSH, 1995. National Health and medical Research Council. Guidelines on ethical matters in …

Med J Aust 2000; 172 (6): 266-269 Free

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Georgina M Chambers, Peter J Illingworth and Elizabeth A Sullivan

… Multiple births also continue to generate higher long-term medical, education and social services costs than singleton births. …

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (10): 594-598 Free

Medicine and the community

Laura E Forrest, Pushpani M Herath, Ian S McRae and Rhian M Parker

… respectively. A national study conducted by the British Medical Association used stratified random sampling to … become better equipped to deal with verbal abuse through education and training in defusing difficult situations. …

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (11): 605-608 Free

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Patricia M Livingston, Melinda J Craike, Victoria M White, Amanda J Hordern, Michael Jefford, Mari A Botti, Carrie Lethborg and John C Oldroyd

… on a patient-centred approach. 12 An ongoing training and education program is provided to staff. All calls are … was particularly important, as they had had no contact with medical practitioners since completing their treatment, had …

Med J Aust 2010; 193 (5): S83 Free

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Olav B Nielssen, Bruce D Westmore, Matthew M B Large and Robert A Hayes

… age, sex, country of birth, aspects of early development, educational and occupational attainment, premorbid …

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (6): 301-304 Free

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Maryam Mozooni, David B Preen and Craig E Pennell

… sex of baby, marital status, pregnancy complications, medical conditions, smoking during pregnancy, parity, … care during pregnancy, resulting in lost opportunities for medical interventions that avert pre-term birth and … warranted. Culturally appropriate antenatal engagement and educational programs about the risk of stillbirth and the …

Med J Aust 2018; 209 (9): 394-400 Free

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Con N Aroney, Heather L Dunlevie and JH Nicholas Bett

… laboratory was 0.14 μ g/L. Assessment protocol An ongoing educational program about the protocol for staff of the … raised troponin levels identify patients who benefit from medical 12 , 13 and invasive 14 therapies. In 13 of the 14 …

Med J Aust 2003; 178 (8): 370-374 Free

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