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Editorials

New Zealand needs to try harder to reduce youth smoking rates

Anthony Reeder, Helen Darling

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The practice of digoxin therapeutic drug monitoring

Murray Barclay, Evan Begg

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Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis - rare and lethal

Rod Ellis-Pegler

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Time for the New Zealand Cancer Control Strategy

Frank Frizelle

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Original Articles

Parental smoking and related behaviours influence adolescent tobacco smoking: results from the 2001 New Zealand national survey of 4th form students

Robert Scragg, Murray Laugesen, Elizabeth Robinson

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Digoxin therapeutic drug monitoring: an audit and review

Andrew Sidwell, Murray Barclay, Evan Begg, Grant Moore

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The use of inhaled and related respiratory medications in Christchurch rest homes

Calder Botting, Margaret Sutherland, Elisabeth Wells, Ian Town, Richard Sainsbury, Les Toop

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Buteyko Breathing Technique for asthma: an effective intervention

Patrick McHugh, Fergus Aitcheson, Bruce Duncan, Frank Houghton

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Is the provision of laboratory results via the Internet acceptable to patients? A survey of private patients in a large, specialist gynaecology practice

Bernie Brenner

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Special Article

Ultrasound and soft-tissue mass lesions - a note of caution

Mark Coates

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Case Report

A case of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis: North Island, New Zealand

Ray Cursons, Jamie Sleigh, Dell Hood, David Pullon

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Viewpoint

The Green Prescription: a field of dreams?

Phil Handcock, Carolyn Jenkins

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Case Notes

Spontaneous haemopneumothorax: will it ever be common enough to raise some clinical suspicion?

Jacob Mufunda, John Lennane

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100 Years Ago in the NZMJ

The cure of consumption

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Proceedings

Proceedings of the Waikato Clinical School Research Seminar, Wednesday 26 March 2003

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Proceedings of the Waikato Clinical School Research Seminar, Thursday 25 September 2003

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Medical Image

Ruptured oesophagus

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Methuselah

Selected excerpts from Methuselah

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Letters

Calcium scores are the key to predicting cardiovascular risk

Gerald Lewis

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Towards a partnership of care for patients with haemophilia

Mike Carnahan

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Why is the NZMJ password protected? - and Response

Ron Janes, Ross Boswell

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Obituary

Dick Lucas

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Notices

The National Heart Foundation of New Zealand: grants announcement

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Heart Foundation 2004 grant applications

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Heart Foundation 2004 Senior Fellowship

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Maori Cardiovascular Research Fellowship

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