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Computerised prescribing: assessing the impact on prescription repeats and on generic substitution of some commonly used antibiotics

David A Newby and Jane Robertson

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (4): 192-195 Free

AUSDRISK: an Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Tool based on demographic, lifestyle and simple anthropometric measures

Lei Chen, Dianna J Magliano, Beverley Balkau, Stephen Colagiuri, Paul Z Zimmet, Andrew M Tonkin, Paul Mitchell, Patrick J Phillips and Jonathan E Shaw

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (4): 197-202 Free

Pneumonia risk stratification in tropical Australia: does the SMART-COP score apply?

Joshua S Davis, Gail B Cross, Patrick G P Charles, Bart J Currie, Nicholas M Anstey and Allen C Cheng

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (3): 133-136 Free

Urban–rural comparison of weight status among women and children living in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods

Verity Cleland, Clare Hume, David Crawford, Anna Timperio, Kylie Hesketh, Louise Baur, Nicky Welch, Jo Salmon and Kylie Ball

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (3): 137-140 Free

Reducing drowning deaths: the continued challenge of immersion fatalities in Australia

Richard C Franklin, Justin P Scarr and John H Pearn

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (3): 123-126 Free

Dyslipidaemia in rural Australia: prevalence, awareness, and adherence to treatment guidelines in the Greater Green Triangle Risk Factor Study

Edward D Janus, Philip A Tideman, James A Dunbar, Annamari Kilkkinen, Stephen J Bunker, Benjamin Philpot, Rosy Tirimacco, Kevin Mc Namara, Sami Heistaro and Tiina Laatikainen

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (3): 127-132 Free

The health of people in Australian immigration detention centres

Janette P Green and Kathy Eagar

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (2): 65-70 Free

Symptoms and suffering at the end of life in children with cancer: an Australian perspective

John A Heath, Naomi E Clarke, Susan M Donath, Maria McCarthy, Vicki A Anderson and Joanne Wolfe

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (2): 71-75 Free

Planned home and hospital births in South Australia, 1991–2006: differences in outcomes

Robyn M Kennare, Marc J N C Keirse, Graeme R Tucker and Annabelle C Chan

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (2): 76-80 Free

Single-dose azithromycin versus seven days of amoxycillin in the treatment of acute otitis media in Aboriginal children (AATAAC): a double blind, randomised controlled trial

Peter S Morris, Gaudencio Gadil, Gabrielle B McCallum, Cate A Wilson, Heidi C Smith-Vaughan, Paul Torzillo and Amanda J Leach

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (1): 24-29 Free

Caveat anicula! Beware of quiet little old ladies

Dennis T Wong, Robyn A Clark, Benjamin K Dundon, Andrew Philpott, Payman Molaee and Sepehr Shakib

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (1): 9-13 Free

Birthweight and natural deaths in a remote Australian Aboriginal community

Wendy E Hoy and Jennifer L Nicol

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (1): 14-19 Free

Role of general practitioners in managing age-related hearing loss

Julie M Schneider, Bamini Gopinath, Catherine M McMahon, Helena C Britt, Christopher M Harrison, Tim Usherwood, Stephen R Leeder and Paul Mitchell

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (1): 20-23 Free

Research to improve health practice and policy

Warwick P Anderson and Elim M Papadakis

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (11): 646-647 Free

Rational allocation of Australia’s research dollars: does the distribution of NHMRC funding by National Health Priority Area reflect actual disease burden?

Rebecca J Mitchell, Rod J McClure, Jake Olivier and Wendy L Watson

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (11): 648-652 Free

Treatment disparities and effect on late mortality in patients with diabetes presenting with acute myocardial infarction: observations from the ACACIA registry

Joseph Hung, David B Brieger, John V Amerena, Steven G Coverdale, James M Rankin, Carolyn M Astley, Ashish Soman and Derek P Chew

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (10): 539-543 Free

A classification of hospital-acquired diagnoses for use with routine hospital data

Terri J Jackson, Jude L Michel, Rosemary F Roberts, Christine M Jorm and John G Wakefield

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (10): 544-548 Free

Risks associated with low functional health literacy in an Australian population

Robert J Adams, Sarah L Appleton, Catherine L Hill, Mark Dodd, Christopher Findlay and David H Wilson

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (10): 530-534 Free

Screening for hepatitis C virus infection in methadone-maintained mothers and their infants

Anthony J W Liu,*, Ethan I An,* , Henry G Murray, Emma Tetstall, Marcel J Leroi and Ralph K H Nanan

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (10): 535-538 Free

Victims of violence among Indigenous mothers living with dependent children

Kyllie Cripps, Catherine M Bennett, Lyle C Gurrin and David M Studdert

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (9): 481-485 Free

Does point-of-care testing lead to the same or better adherence to medication? A randomised controlled trial: the PoCT in General Practice Trial

Angela Gialamas, Lisa N Yelland, Philip Ryan, Kristyn Willson, Caroline O Laurence, Tanya K Bubner, Philip Tideman and Justin J Beilby

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (9): 487-491 Free

What does it cost to establish a practice-nurses-led clinical trial in general practice?

Irene D Blackberry, John S Furler, Doris Young and James D Best

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (9): 492-495 Free

Reducing excessive weight gain in pregnancy: a randomised controlled trial

Kirby Jeffries, Alexis Shub, Susan P Walker, Richard Hiscock and Michael Permezel

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): 429-433 Free

Barriers to addressing overweight and obesity before conception

Leonie K Callaway, Michael J O’Callaghan and H David McIntyre

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): 425-428 Free

Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: a major cause of mortality in Australia and New Zealand

John D Turnidge, Despina Kotsanas, Wendy Munckhof, Sally Roberts, Catherine M Bennett, Graeme R Nimmo, Geoffrey W Coombs, Ronan J Murray, Benjamin Howden, Paul D R Johnson, Kate Dowling and on behalf of the Australia New Zealand Cooperative on Outcomes in Staphylococcal Sepsis

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (7): 368-373 Free