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Editorials

Children in New Zealand: their health and human rights

Nikki Turner, Karen J Hoare, Tony Dowell

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The knock-on effects of unrestrained drinking

Jennie Connor

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Original Articles

Role of alcohol in maxillofacial fractures

Kai H Lee, Leslie Snape

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Under-18 year old callers to New Zealand’s Quitline

Maria Poynter, Chris Bullen, Robyn Whittaker, Michele Grigg

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“If everyone does it, it’s not a big deal.” Young people talk about chlamydia testing

Sally B Rose, M Camille Smith, Beverley A Lawton

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Herpes simplex type 1 versus Herpes simplex type 2 in anogenital herpes; a 10 year study from the Waikato region of New Zealand

Erana Gray, Jane Morgan, Jennifer Lindeman

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Walking to school: frequency and predictors among primary school children in Dunedin, New Zealand

Sofie Yelavich, Cindy Towns, Richard Burt, Kent Chow, Roana Donohue, Haji S H Sani, Keryn Taylor, Andrew Gray, Jason Eberhart-Phillips, Anthony I Reeder

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Special Article

Rheumatic fever diagnosis, management, and secondary prevention: a New Zealand guideline

Polly Atatoa-Carr, Diana Lennon, Nigel Wilson; on behalf of the New Zealand Rheumatic Fever Guidelines Writing Group

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Case Reports

Rhabdomyolysis in a glue sniffer

Gonesh C Karmakar, Richard Roxburgh

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Spontaneous passage of large ureteric stone in a child

Ranan DasGupta, Jonathan Glass, Imran Mustaq

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Viewpoints

The changing epidemiology of food allergy—implications for New Zealand

Christine Crooks, Rohan Ameratunga, Greg Simmons, Penny Jorgensen, Clare Wall, Maia Brewerton, Jan Sinclair, Richard Steele, Shanthi Ameratunga

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Mental health services for children and adolescents in New Zealand, outcomes, and the Health of the Nation Outcome Scale for Children and Adolescents (HoNOSCA)

Matthew J F Eggleston, William G A Watkins

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100 Years Ago in the NZMJ

Gangrenous gut

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Proceedings

Proceedings of the Health Research Society of Canterbury Conference, Christchurch, Saturday 25 August 2007

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Medical Images

Hydrocolpos in a child

Guner Sonmez, Secil Aydinoz, Hakan Mutlu, Ersin Ozturk, Onur Sildiroglu, Ilker Akyol

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A prepubescent mass

Helen C Addley, Lee A Grant, Robin Crawford, Evis Sala

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Methuselah

Selected excerpts from Methuselah

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Letters

Increased advertising of medicines on New Zealand television since 2001

Pushpa Ranjan Wijesinghe, Pauline Norris

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SSRI antidepressants for adolescents: Professor Werry replies to Medsafe

John S Werry

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Bacteraemia at Gisborne Hospital

Max Bloomfield, Robin Briant

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Do doctors in the First World have an obligation to help their counterparts in the developing World?

Prajesh Chhanabhai

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Medicolegal

Professional Misconduct – Inappropriate Prescribing (Med06/44P)

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Obituary

John William Corboy

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Notices

National Heart Foundation Grants Awarded March 2008

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

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Erratum

Disgraceful Conduct (05/127C)

MPDT

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Book Review

Cancer Control: Knowledge into Action. Early Detection (Module 3; WHO)

Bridget Robinson

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