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Editorial

Adventure sports in New Zealand: dangerous and costly recklessness or valuable health-promoting activity? Be careful to judge

Erik Monasterio

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Original Articles

Injuries to New Zealanders participating in adventure tourism and adventure sports: an analysis of Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) claims

Tim Bentley, Keith Macky, Jo Edwards

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Work-related bystander deaths in New Zealand: a significant hidden problem

John Langley, Bronwen McNoe, Anne-Marie Feyer

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Characteristics of general practitioner consultations prior to suicide: a nested case-control study in New Zealand

Rebecca Didham, Susan Dovey, David Reith

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General practitioners’ attitudes toward (and use of) complementary and alternative medicine: a New Zealand nationwide survey

Louise Poynton, Anthony Dowell, Kevin Dew, Tony Egan

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Basic science confidence in senior medical students from the University of Auckland, New Zealand: results of the 2005 Senior Students Survey

Phillip Insull, Phil Blyth

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SIDS-protective infant care practices among Auckland, New Zealand mothers

Lynne Hutchison, Alistair Stewart, Ed Mitchell

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Case Reports

Necrotizing fasciitis after the post partum diastasis of the symphysis pubis

Anastasios Athanassopoulos, Terry Creagh, William McMillan

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Small bowel strangulation caused by delayed penetrating diaphragmatic hernia

Chun-Wen Chen, Wei-Chou Chang, Chia-Chun Hsu, Chih-Yung Yu, Cheng-Yu Chen

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Viewpoint

The case for a New Zealand acute care strategy

Michael Ardagh

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100 Years Ago in the NZMJ

Five cases of thoracoplasty and excision of ribs

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Medical Image

Metastatic Crohn’s disease

Amin Sheikh, Ali Aldameh, Pennie Symmans, Andrew Hill

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Methuselah

Selected excerpts from Methuselah

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Letters

Redefinition of the metabolic syndrome—useful or creating illness?

Russell Anscombe, Jeremy Krebs, Mark Weatherall, Scott Harding

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Cigarette pack covers (of health warnings) and the public good

George Thomson, Nick Wilson, Philippa Howden-Chapman

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New Zealand workforce issues

Roger Ridley-Smith

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Medicolegal

Professional Misconduct – Sexual Relationship with a Patient

New Zealand Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal

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Professional Misconduct – Inadequate Care

New Zealand Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal

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Professional Misconduct – Forgery to Obtain Drugs

New Zealand Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal

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Obituary

David Graeme Ross

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Notices

Medical Benevolent Fund

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National Heart Foundation: 2007 Grant Applications

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National Heart Foundation: Māori Cardiovascular Research Fellowship

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National Heart Foundation: 2007 Senior Fellowship

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Book Review

Medical Interviews and Professional Development: the essential handbook for the junior doctor (second edition; Chinmoy K Maity)

John Windsor

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