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Editorial

Prostate cancer screening—finding the middle road forward

David Lamb, Brett Delahunt

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Original Articles

Opioid poisoning deaths in New Zealand (2001–2002)

David Reith, John Fountain, Murray Tilyard

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The impact of breast cancer screening on breast cancer registrations in New Zealand

Ann Richardson, Brian Cox, Thelma Brown, Paul Smale

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The epidemiology of breast cancer in Maori women in Aotearoa New Zealand: implications for screening and treatment

Elana Curtis, Craig Wright, Madeleine Wall

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The epidemiology of breast cancer in Maori women in Aotearoa New Zealand: implications for ethnicity data analysis

Elana Curtis, Craig Wright, Madeleine Wall

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Anxiety before, during, and after participation in a population-based screening mammography programme in Waikato Province, New Zealand

Margaret Brunton, Claire Jordan, Ian Campbell

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Use of early magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of occult scaphoid fractures: The CAST Study (Canberra Area Scaphoid Trial)

Sashi Kumar, Alan O’Connor, Mervyn Despois, Howard Galloway

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Reliability of magnetic resonance imaging of the traumatic knee as determined by arthroscopy

Keith Winters, Russell Tregonning

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Elevated serum prostate-specific antigen levels and public health implications in three New Zealand ethnic groups: European, Maori, and Pacific Island men

Marion Gray, Barry Borman, Peter Crampton, Philip Weinstein, Craig Wright, John Nacey

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Case Reports

A hen’s tooth in the prostate

Jonathan Burge, Niall Corcoran, Anthony Costello

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Beware: compartment syndrome of the hand

Warren Leigh, Vasu Pai

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Viewpoint

Prostate cancer screening: is it possible to explain diametrically opposed views?

Ann Richardson

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100 Years Ago in the NZMJ

More of ‘The scope and limitations of balneological treatment’

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Methuselah

Selected excerpts from Methuselah

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Letters

‘Opioid poisoning deaths in New Zealand (2001–2002)’ and the UK’s recent decision to withdraw the pain killer coproxamol

David Reith, John Fountain, Murray Tilyard

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Exceptional circumstances and heart transplantation

Arthur Coverdale

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Gastric bypass surgery enables recovery of cardiac structure and function

Ronu Ghose

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Hand-hygiene practices of medical staff: room for improvement

Sally Roberts, Arlo Upton, Arthur Morris, Andrew Woodhouse

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Obituary

Paul Arthur Searle

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Notices

The Hawke’s Bay Medical Research Foundation: funding applications invited

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Computerworld Excellence Awards 2005 (Excellence in the Use of IT in Health): entries invited

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New Zealand Evidence Based Practice Awards

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Graham Aitken Nuffield Medical Postgraduate Travelling Scholarship

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Book Review

Brain and Spinal Tumors of Childhood (Walker PA, Perilongo G, Punt JAG, Taylor RE, eds)

Martin MacFarlane

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