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    Medical Journal of Australia: Volume 155, Issue 4

    211-280
    August 1991
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Leading Articles

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Insulin therapy: how many injections?

Alan E Stocks, 
  • Pages: 211-212
  • First Published: August 1991
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Opposition from deaf groups to the cochlear implant

W P R Gibson, 
  • Pages: 212-214
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Medicines in pregnancy

Ian Cope, 
  • Pages: 214-215
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Airbags: safety delayed

Michael Henderson, 
  • Pages: 215-217
  • First Published: August 1991

Original Articles

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Frequent hospital admissions for bacterial infections among Aboriginal people with diabetes in central Australia

Mahomed S Patel MB ChB, FRACP,  Christine B Phillips BMedSc, MB BS,  Yolanda Cabaron MB BS, 
  • Pages: 218-222
  • First Published: August 1991
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Reflotron cholesterol measurements in 1112 Australian children aged 10–12 years

David A Jenner DPhil, MPH,  Diana Dunbar RN,  Robert Vandongen MD, DSc, FRACP,  Lawrence J Beilin MD, MA, FRCP, FRACP, 
  • Pages: 222-225
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Social, neurological and cognitive disorders in alcoholics

Roger R Tuck PhD, FRACP,  Martin Jackson MSc, 
  • Pages: 225-229
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Personality and coping style as influences on alcohol intake and cigarette smoking during pregnancy

Greg Kesby MB BS,  Gordon Parker MD, PhD, FRANZCP,  Elaine Barrett BA Hons, 
  • Pages: 229-233
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Persistent ductus arteriosus in adults A review of surgical experience with 25 patients

David S Celermajer MB BS, MSc, FRACP,  Clifford F Hughes MB BS, FRACS,  Douglas K Baird MB BS, FRACS,  Gary F Sholler MB BS, FRACP, 
  • Pages: 233-236
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Notice Boards

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Examination results and notice

Julie Scott, 
  • Page: 236
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Principles Behind Practices

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8. Screening as a strategy for disease control

Heather Mitchell MB BS, FRACP, MSc,  Les Irwig MB BCh, PhD, FFCM, 
  • Pages: 237-242
  • First Published: August 1991

Brief Updates

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Functional endoscopic sinus surgery

Victor D Bear MB BS, FRACS, DLO, 
  • Pages: 243-245
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Primum Non Noceres

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The confused patient

John Matheson MB BS, FRACS, FACRM, 
  • Pages: 245-248
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Teaching the Students

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General practitioners’ views of students: students’ views of general practitioners

Barry Fatovich MB BS, FRACGP, 
  • Pages: 249-251
  • First Published: August 1991

Other People's Practices

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The Army Reserve

Barry Smithurst AM, RFD, ED, MD, MPH, FRACP, FACRM, FACOM, RAAMC, 
  • Pages: 251-252
  • First Published: August 1991

Therapeutics

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Thromboembolism and its management in pregnancy†

William S Jeffries MB BS, FRACP,  Felix Bochner MD, FRACP, 
  • Pages: 253-258
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Occasional Reviews

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Westernisation, insulin resistance and diabetes in Australian Aborigines

Kerin O'Dea PhD, 
  • Pages: 258-264
  • First Published: August 1991

Medicine and the Laws

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A glossary of pain terms for medicolegal work

Paul A Reilly MB, MRCP(UK),  Geoffrey O Littlejohn MB BS (Hons), MD, FRACP, FACRM, 
  • Pages: 264-266
  • First Published: August 1991

Case Reports

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Propranolol overdose — a dramatic response to calcium chloride

Joseph R Brimacombe MB ChB, FCAnaes,  Miriam Scully MB BCh, BAO, FFARCSI,  Robin Swainston MB BS, 
  • Pages: 267-268
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Patient Views

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On living with rheumatoid arthritis†

  • Pages: 268-269
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Book Reviews

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New life in microbiological classic

David Hansman, 
  • Page: 270
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The future of liver imaging

Z Steven Kiss, 
  • Page: 270
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Urological operations

Ross M Snow, 
  • Page: 270
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A, B, C for cancer

George B Alcorn, 
  • Pages: 270-271
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Caring for migrants

Patrick McGorry, 
  • Page: 271
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Identifying tumours

Leslie Arnold, 
  • Page: 271
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A drug for every ill?

Geoffrey Toakley, 
  • Page: 271
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Landmark work on human vaccines

David Jose, 
  • Pages: 271-272
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Hands on

Barry G Elliot, 
  • Page: 272
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Working with blood

Gordon T Archer, 
  • Page: 272
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For Debates

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Laparoscopic abdominal surgery A revolution in surgery?

Tim Wilson MB BS, FRACS, FRCS, FRCS(Edin), 
  • Pages: 272-273
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Reservations about the revolution

Kevin B Orr MB BS, FRCS, FHACS, FACS, 
  • Pages: 273-274
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Letters to the Editors

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Laparoendoscopy for abdominal cancer

Tim Wilson MB BS, FRACS, FRCS, FRCS(Edin), 
  • Page: 275
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Detecting the cause of Lyme disease in Australia

Michelle C Wills BSc(Agr),  Richard D Barry MA, BVSc, PhD, ScD, FASM, 
  • Page: 275
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Caffeine and disease

John A Roberts FRANZCP, 
  • Pages: 275-276
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Acute asthma in children

Michael L Murray MB ChB, DipRACOG, 
  • Page: 276
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Acute asthma in children

Adrian Sheen FRACGP, 
  • Page: 276
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Acute asthma in children

H John Fardy MB BS, 
  • Page: 276
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Acute asthma in children: In reply

Frank Oberklaid FRACP, DCH, 
  • Page: 276
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The AIDS test and preventive health care

Charles E Waddell PhD, 
  • Pages: 276-277
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AIDS

Allen E Gale MB BS, MACA, FACA, 
  • Page: 277
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Quality assurance in health care

Anthony P Morton MScAppI, FFARACS, 
  • Page: 277
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Quality assurance in health care: In reply

Brian T Collopy FRACS, 
  • Page: 277
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Chemical carcinogenesis — toluene?

Niki M Ellis MB BS, 
  • Pages: 277-278
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Chemical carcinogenesis — toluene? In reply

Ian A Cooper MB BS, MD(Syd), FRACP, FRCPA, 
  • Page: 278
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Methadone dosage and retention of patients in maintenance treatment

Anthony H Dinnen MB BS, BScMed(Hons), MRCPsych, FRANZCP, 
  • Page: 278
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Surgical waiting lists in Victorian Hospitals

Mel P Daly MD, 
  • Page: 278
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Clinical disagreement

Derek Meyers MD, FRACP, 
  • Page: 278
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The war against drugs

Pamela Donovan MB BS, 
  • Pages: 278-279
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Flying Obstetric and Gynaecology Service

Desley E Marshall MB BS, FRACGP, 
  • Page: 279
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Flying Obstetric and Gynaecology Service

Peter D Livingstone FFARACS, 
  • Page: 279
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On perpetuating a medieval tradition

Marius Fahrer MD, FRACS, FACRM, 
  • Page: 279
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Maternal serum screening for neural tube defects and Down's syndrome

David M Danks FRACP, 
  • Pages: 279-280
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Maternal serum screening for neural tube defects and Down's syndrome

Paul T Dignam FRANZCP, 
  • Page: 280
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Human cutaneous anthrax

Bin B Jalaludin MRCP, MPH, 
  • Page: 280
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Fatal cerebral haemorrhage after tiger snake bite

Struan K Sutherland MD, DSc, FRACP, FRCPA, 
  • Page: 280
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Fatal cerebral haemorrhage after tiger snake bite

Bart J Currie FRACP,  Bernard J Hudson FRACP, 
  • Page: 280
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The 1942 medical graduates’ reunion

John A Edye MB BS, 
  • Page: 280
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Corrigendums

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Corrigendum

  • Page: 280
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