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… Islander men and 52.9% in women, by the American National Education Program Third Adult Treatment Panel criteria). 4 … third year. 6 Also, the Quality Assurance for Aboriginal Medical Services Program reported an improvement in mean HbA …
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… and β -blockers; non-pharmacological management involving education and self-monitoring (daily weight and symptom … the study. These data were obtained from GPs’ patient medical records. To allow for meaningful analysis, the …
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… tests. 16 To help expectant parents make informed choices, educational ma-terials and clear, plain-English guidelines … affluence or ethnicity. Concluding comment In 2002, the Medical Services Advisory Committee summarised the evidence …
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… at all. Among the 39 who reported symptoms, 11 (29%) sought medical attention within a week of noticing symptoms, … with HIV infection. This should be coupled with community education to aid recognition of symptoms and raise awareness …
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Unequal Treatment – Research
… survive long enough to be admitted to hospital and receive medical treatment have case-fatality rates that are nearly … in the top or bottom quartiles, respectively, based on educational level, skilled employment, and income in the …
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Indigenous health
… life-year (QALY), a measure widely used in social and medical research. 10 The DALY combines years of life lost … and environmental antecedents such as diet, lifestyle, education and physical activity, which are amenable to …
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… M Hancock — Project Coordinator and Research Associate, Medical Psychology Research Unit, University of Sydney, … Dr Kirsten Auret, Palliative Care Physician Dr Fran Boyle, Medical Oncologist Dr Annette Britton, Geriatrician … Cancer Voices Consumer Representative Professor Ian Olver, Medical Oncologist Ms Sharon Parker, Nursing, Clinical …
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… of the area of residence (primarily census data on income, education, employment, occupation, and housing). 11 Patients … with PTCL are still poor, and this indicates an unmet medical need. Our finding that relative survival was lower … with solid cancers, it is important that all treating medical practitioners be aware of the benefits of …
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… Recruitment The survey team worked with existing Aboriginal Medical Services and community members. Promotional material … However, in two of the selected sites, the Aboriginal Medical Service considered it inappropriate to also examine … 66% 52% 25.8 < 0.01 59% 75% 33.9 < 0.001 97% 76.1 < 0.001 Education higher than secondary school level na na na na 12% …
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… Hospital, Sydney, NSW. Judith F Lynch, HTech, Heart Health Education Program Co-ordinator; Michelle D Marshall, BSc, … of the publisher. For permission, contact the Australasian Medical Publishing Company Journalists are welcome to write … source as "an article published on the Internet by The Medical Journal of Australia <http://www.mja.com.au>". <URL: …
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… and in the warmer waters surrounding the continent. 1 Most medically important Australian snakes belong to five genera … and returned by fax to the investigators. Hospital medical records were obtained to fill in missing data. A … or antivenom treatment, and could be assisted by public education. Our results cast further doubt on the usefulness …
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… leading cause of hearing loss in children, with long term educational and psychosocial impacts. 2 Early detection is … 14 (StataCorp). Ethics approval The Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of New South Wales (reference, …
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… by the Monash Centre for Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics at Monash University in Melbourne. … in the presence of acute coronary syndrome). 13 Patient medical records were reviewed to substantiate recorded …
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MJA Practice Essentials — Infectious Diseases
… and 10% of fever or vomiting. Preventive strategies include education about safe food and beverages, water purification, … three months of departure from a malaria-endemic area is a medical emergency and should be investigated with thick and … deep venous thrombosis; and jet lag. Advice and drugs for medical or first-aid kit: including diarrhoea kit …
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… interventions for limiting alcohol consumption through education and by tighter controls at licensed venues may …
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… HRECs with Aboriginal subcommittees: Aboriginal Health & Medical Research Council Ethics Committee, Sydney; … (1.47–2.71) Employed 59% (282) 1.57 (1.20–2.05) Highest education attained 0.007 Less than Year 12 54% (380) 1.0 …
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… in accordance with contemporary antibiotic guidelines. Few medical and surgical specialists prescribed gentamicin based … 10.2% of antibiotic-days were deemed inappropriate. 29 An education program for junior medical officers improved appropriate prescribing of …
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For debate
… is in line with the most recent National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)-approved guidelines, 30 and … specifically advise on policy, quality, communication and education, and monitoring and evaluation issues); terms of … occult blood test. NHMRC = National Health and Medical Research Council. RCT = randomised controlled trial. …
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… a higher priority on research to evaluate knee replacement, education and physical therapy, but 60% of the studies … a psychologist involved in quality-of-life research, four medical oncologists, and a radiation oncologist and a …
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At the frontline
… record number. This is used for all subsequent episodes of medical care, and is also the basis for inclusion on the NT … the living environment and facilitate hygiene, 31 improve educational outcomes for parents of the future, and enhance …
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