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Editorials

Just how safe is the New Zealand health system?

Des Gorman, John Kolbe

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The chronic pain experience—a dynamic complex interaction

Edward A Shipton

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Original Articles

A system of chronic pain: disability consequential to accidental injury

Margaret H Moon, Brian E Niven

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Diabetes eye screening in the Wellington region of New Zealand: characteristics of the enrolled population (2002–2005)

Lesley G Frederikson, Robert J Jacobs

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Retention of patients in the Get Checked free annual diabetes review programme in New Zealand

Grace Joshy, Ross A Lawrenson, David Simmons

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Concordance and discordance between primary and secondary care health workers in perceptions of barriers to diabetes care

Steven Lillis, David Simmons, Judith Swan, Jarrod Haar

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Supporting pregnant women to quit smoking: postal survey of New Zealand general practitioners and midwives’ smoking cessation knowledge and practices

Marewa Glover, Janine Paynter, Chris Bullen, Kay Kristensen

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Case Reports

Primary malignant melanoma in the anorectum: an uncommon cancer

Omprakash Damodaran, Anthony Morgan, Graeme Mendelsohn

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A case of Wellens’ syndrome

Madan Joshi, Meera Kaphle

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Viewpoint

Screening, diagnosis and services for women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in New Zealand: a technical report from the National GDM Technical Working Party

David Simmons, Janet Rowan, Rosemary Reid, Norma Campbell; on behalf of the National GDM Working Party

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100 Years Ago in the NZMJ

The recent outbreak of plague in Auckland (part 3: autopsies)

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Medical Images

An occult infection in the setting of diabetes mellitus

George I Varughese, Abd A Tahrani, John H B Scarpello, Adrian B Walker

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Occult inflammation

Sheng-Kang Chiu, Chih-Jen Cheng, Shih-Hua Lin

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Methuselah

Selected excerpts from Methuselah

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Letters

SSRI antidepressants: Medsafe's response to Professor Werry's letter

Stewart Jessamine

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PHARMAC and cardiovascular health in New Zealand

Peter Moodie

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Documentation of cardiovascular risk factors

Lynn McBain

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Meningococcal B immunisation in New Zealand: why haven’t we seen the data?

Mark Bolland

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The role of MeNZB vaccination in controlling the New Zealand meningococcal epidemic

Diana Lennon

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Sick notes

Roger M Ridley-Smith

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Medicolegal

Disgraceful Conduct (05/127C)

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Professional Misconduct Finding (04/123D)

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Obituaries

Rosemary Angela Johnson

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Neville William Hogg

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Graeme Bertram Blake

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Ernest (Tim) D L Marsden

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Notice

Computerworld Excellence Awards 2008: Calling for Technology Entries from the Health Sector

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Book Review

Verbal Autopsy Standards: Ascertaining and attributing causes of death (World Health Organization)

Robin Fraser

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