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Editorials

The Orewa Speech

Allan Pelkowitz

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Participation in small-group learning

Tim Wilkinson, Joy Rudland

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Original Articles

Epidemiology of attempted suicide in Canterbury Province, New Zealand (1993–2002)

Sheree Gibb, Annette Beautrais

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Mortality, morbidity, and asbestosis in New Zealand: the hidden legacy of asbestos exposure

Pamela Smartt

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Tutorial dynamics and participation in small groups: a student perspective in a multicultural setting

Emily Gill, Ailsa Tuck, Don Wai Gin Lee, Lutz Beckert

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A descriptive epidemiology of giardiasis in New Zealand and gaps in surveillance data

Ekramul Hoque, Virginia Hope, Robert Scragg, Michael Baker, Rupendra Shrestha

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Lifestyle screening: development of an acceptable multi-item general practice tool

Felicity Goodyear-Smith, Bruce Arroll, Sean Sullivan, Raina Elley, Barbara Docherty, Ron Janes

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Salmonella Brandenburg: changing patterns of disease in Southland Province, New Zealand

Rachel Clarke, Paul Tomlinson

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The Auckland Hospital Ethics Committee: The first 7 years

Ralph Pinnock, Jan Crosthwaite

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Effects of nursing industrial action on relatives of Intensive Care Unit patients: a 16-month follow-up

Peter Dzendrowskyj, Geoff Shaw, Lucy Johnston

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The health of alternative education students compared to secondary school students: a New Zealand study

Simon Denny, Terryann Clark, Peter Watson

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Review Article

Kava update: a European perspective

Edzard Ernst

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Case Report

Small bowel bleeding as a unique presentation of metastatic lung carcinoma

Hagit Padova, Michael Lishner, Avishay Elis

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Viewpoint

The Orewa Speech: Another threat to Maori health?

Cindy Towns, Nathan Watkins, Arapera Salter, Patricia Boyd, Lianne Parkin

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100 Years Ago in the NZMJ

The trend of modern midwifery

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Medical Image

Flank Football

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Methuselah

Selected excerpts from Methuselah

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Letter

Shaken baby syndrome: a medicolegal problem

Alan Clemetson

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Obituaries

James Thomas Kearney

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Edwin Kincaid

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Notices

Special offer: CD ROM of the New Zealand Medical Journal

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University of Otago, Faculty of Medicine: Postgraduate Scholarship in Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women’s Health

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The Lloyd Morgan Lions Clubs Charitable Trust Fellowship Award

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Sport and Alcohol: Understanding the Mix (Conference)

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The Royal Australasian College of Physicians: Written Examination 2005

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Book Reviews

The Power of Posture (Carol Armitage)

Lois Surgenor

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Practical Guide to the Care of the Medical Patient (6th edition; Fred Ferrari, editor)

David Cole

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