Editorials

Farewell, thank you and ever onward

Gary Nicholls, Philip Bagshaw, Evan Begg, Peter Moller, Les Toop, Christine Winterbourn, The Editors

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Workforce development: a quick fix or a collaborative process?

Andrew Hornblow, Mike Gourley, Karen Guilliland, Jane Lawless, Clive Ross, George Salmond, Margaret Southwick, Ralph Wiles, Ian Wilson, Alison Hannah, Tessa Thompson

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Original Articles

Geographically separate outbreaks of shigellosis in Auckland, New Zealand, linked by molecular subtyping to cases returning from Samoa

Philip C Hill, John Hicking, Jennifer M Bennett, Azeem Mohammed, Joanna M Stewart, Greg Simmons

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A multicentre retrospective audit of outcome of patients undergoing curative resection for rectal cancer

FA Frizelle, JCM Emanuel, JP Keating, BR Dobbs

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Leg ulcers in New Zealand: age at onset, recurrence and provision of care in an urban population

Natalie Walker, Anthony Rodgers, Nicholas Birchall, Robyn Norton, Stephen MacMahon

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Mandibular advancement splint improves indices of obstructive sleep apnoea and snoring but side effects are common

Alister Neill, Robin Whyman, Scott Bannan, Oliver Jeffrey, Angela Campbell

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Case Reports

Diaphragm disease of the large bowel due to non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs

Adrian Wan, Jeffrey Wong, Rupa Maitra, John P Keating

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Hodgkin’s disease following methotrexate therapy for rheumatoid arthritis

David L Jardine, Barry M Colls

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Viewpoints

References in medical advertising – too often a blend of fact and fiction?

David Hopcroft

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Specialisation within the speciality of general surgery; can the potential advantages be realised?

FA Frizelle, SW Beasley, JA Roake, PH Sykes

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Challenges for District Health Boards as needs assessors

Gregor Coster, Stephen Buetow

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Medicolegal Diary

Ending the patient relationship

Jonathan Coates

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Letters

NZMA and the New Zealand Medical Journal and responses

Dr John Neutze, Mr Victor Hadlow, Dr Gerald Moss, Professor Peter B Herdson, Dr David HH Pullon

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Thiopurine methyltransferase activity and azathioprine

TA Walmsley, CM Florkowski, PM George, LS Pike

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Cultural sensitivity

Dr DW Frengley

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A cheap medication for smoking cessation

Professor Bruce Arroll

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Chairman of Canterbury DHB comments on Auckland editorial

Syd Bradley, Dr Alan Merry, Dr Warren Smith, Dr Kirsten Finucian, Dr John Beca

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Screening for diabetes

Dr Alistair RG Humphrey, Dr Tim Kenealy, Dr Geoff Braatvedt, Dr Robert Scragg

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Electronic communication with General Practice

Dr Richard Hursthouse

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Management of otitis media

Dr Marjan Kljakovic

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Cancer flourishes

Dr Brian Scobie

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Asthma: more than mites?

Dr Cheryl A Krone, Dr John TA Ely

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Simple, effective ear syringing

Dr Angela Konings, Dr Monique Huerta, Dr Pat Piper, Dr Steve Taylor

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Medicolegal

Conduct unbecoming - inappropriate examination

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Conduct unbecoming - obstetric care

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Obituaries

David James Recordon

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Dudley Stuart Logie

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Anthony Crowley Sandston

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Notice

Researched Medicines Industry (RMI) Code of Practice complaints 2001

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Book Review

Medical Ethics (3rd edition)

Monika Clark-Grill

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