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Editorial

Heart attacks and unstable angina (acute coronary syndromes) have doubled in New Zealand since 1989: how do we best manage the epidemic?

John Elliott, Mark Richards

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Original Articles

Cardiovascular medications in primary care: treatment gaps and targeting by absolute risk

Natasha Rafter, Jennie Connor, Jason Hall, Rod Jackson, Isobel Martin, Varsha Parag, Stephen Vander Hoorn, Anthony Rodgers

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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the risk of major cardiovascular events with etoricoxib therapy

Sarah Aldington, Philippa Shirtcliffe, Mark Weatherall, Richard Beasley

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Directly eroding tobacco industry power as a tobacco control strategy: lessons for New Zealand?

George Thomson, Nick Wilson

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Use of evidence-based management for acute coronary syndrome

Eng Wei Tang, Cheuk-Kit Wong, Gerard Wilkins, Peter Herbison, Michael Williams, Patrick Kay, Norma Restieaux

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Special Articles

ST-elevation myocardial infarction: New Zealand management guidelines

ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Guidelines Group and the New Zealand Branch of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand

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Non ST-elevation myocardial infarction: New Zealand management guidelines

Non ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Guidelines Group and the New Zealand Branch of The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand

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Case Reports

Severe hypothermia in association with sodium valproate overdose

Philip Robinson, Chris Abbott

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Systemic side effects from topical imiquimod

Carl Hanger, Judith Dalrymple, David Hepburn

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Viewpoint

Capturing data on medicines usage: the potential of community pharmacy databases

Kathleen Ryan, Pauline Norris, Gordon Becket

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Special Series

Going against the flow: the impact of PHARMAC not funding COX-2 inhibitors for chronic arthritis

Rachel Grocott, Scott Metcalfe

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100 Years Ago in the NZMJ

Modern medical literature

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Medical Image

Acute abdominal pain and palpable mass

K Sudeep, M John

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Methuselah

Selected excerpts from Methuselah

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Letter

New Zealand Quality of Healthcare Study: what about hindsight bias?

Don Mackie

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