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Editorials

Cochlear implantation: a panacea for severe hearing loss?

Philip A Bird, Daran Murray

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Health research funding: international comparisons with New Zealand

Peter R Joyce, Ian R Reid

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Original Articles

Post-procedure surveillance in liver biopsy: how long is long enough?

Rowena Howard, George Karageorge, Kate van Harselaar, Melanie Bell, Pete Basford, Michael Schultz, Sarah Derrett

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Unusual complications of the subcutaneous port catheter

Egemen Eroğlu, Erhan Bulutçu, Ömür Erçelen

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Two different prosthetic materials in the treatment of large abdominal wall defects

Nikolaos Deligiannidis, Theodossis Papavramidis, Spiros Papavramidis, George Gkoutzamanis, Isaak Kessissoglou, Ilias Papavasiliou, Orestis Gamvros

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The potential significance to human health associated with the establishment of the snail Melanoides tuberculata in New Zealand

José G B Derraik

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Review Articles

Epidemiology of noise-induced hearing loss in New Zealand

Peter R Thorne, Shanthi N Ameratunga, Joanna Stewart, Nicolas Reid, Warwick Williams, Suzanne C Purdy, George Dodd, John Wallaart

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Antibiotic prophylaxis and invasive dental treatment in prosthetic joint patients

Darryl Tong, Jean-Claude Theis

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Clinical Correspondence

Possible association of venous thromboembolism and hyperthyroidism: 4 case reports and literature review

David D W Kim, Simon Young, Sanjeev Chunilal, Rick Cutfield

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Hidradenitis suppurativa: a diagnostic dilemma for sexual health

Jane Kennedy

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Medical image. Pre-auricular mass

Özgür Yaldizli, Carl Muroi, Emanuela Keller, Anton Valavanis

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Medical image. Plummer’s nails

Thattungal M Anoop, Puthiyaveettil K Jabbar, Paramu Sujathan

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100 Years Ago in the NZMJ

What is a Quack?

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Methuselah

Selected excerpts from Methuselah

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Letters

Setting the record straight: New Zealand Chiropractors' Association response

Simon Roughan

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New Zealand College of Chiropractic response to "Dr Who?" editorial

Brian Kelly

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Chiropractic Board New Zealand response to "Dr Who?" editorial

Karl Bale

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Who is confused by courtesy titles?

Kevin Dew

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Manual detorsion of the testicle

John P Dunn

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Access to training for Māori and Pacific public health workers: evaluation of a summer school

Nick Wilson, Michael Baker

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Obituary

Arthur Charles Atkin Coombes

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Notice

National Heart Foundation Grants Awarded July 2008

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Book Review

Oxford Handbook of Complementary Medicine (E Ernst, MH Pittler, B Wider, K Boddy)

Andrew Sutherland

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