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Editorials

Insights into future directions for diabetes management and prevention

Paul Chin, Helen Lunt

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Return of the great pretender: ectopic pregnancy

John Short

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Original Articles

Hospital admissions for people with diagnosed diabetes: challenges for diabetes prevention and management programmes

Gary Jackson, Brandon Orr Walker, James Smith, Dean Papa, Adrian Field

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Hospital expenditure on treating complications of diabetes and the potential for deferring complications in Canterbury, New Zealand

Ian Sheerin

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Prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance, and impaired fasting glucose among Māori in Te Wai o Rona: Diabetes Prevention Strategy

David Simmons, Elaine Rush, Nic Crook

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The outcomes of transrectal ultrasound guided biopsy of the prostate in a New Zealand population

Andrew R Lienert, Peter J Davidson, J Elisabeth Wells

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Accuracy of prenatal diagnosis in a tertiary fetal medicine unit

Pippa M Kyle, Peter Coghlan, Jeannie Matthews, Rex de Ryke, Rosemary Reid

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Obstructing the goal? Hospitalisation for netball injury in New Zealand 2000–2005

Pam Smartt, David Chalmers

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Viewpoints

(Non)regulation of marketing of unhealthy food to children in New Zealand

Caroline Shaw

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Heart health in New Zealand

Robert Beaglehole, Ruth Bonita

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Clinical Correspondence

Ruptured tubal ectopic pregnancy with negative serum beta hCG—a case for ongoing vigilance?

Joseph K-S Lee, Vincent P Lamaro

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Carbamazepine and falsely positive screening tests for Cushing’s syndrome

Keith Tiong, Henrik Falhammar

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Medical image. Cephalgia in a young woman

Rahmi Cubuk, Nuri Tasali

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Medical image. Cupolic asymmetry

Gerson D Valdez, Roger D Smalligan

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100 Years Ago in the NZMJ

British Medical Association: Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the New Zealand Branch

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Methuselah

Selected excerpts from Methuselah

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Letters

Health and safety will be the death of us

Derek Willis

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Discussing end-of-life issues with Asian patients and their families

Bruce Foggo

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National Immunisation Register inaccuracies and duplications

Neil Poskitt, Sue Taft

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Research into the Cartwright Inquiry

Linda Bryder

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Medicolegal

Professional Misconduct – Indecent Assault (Med08/89P)

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Obituary

Maxwell George Goodey

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Notices

Graham Aitken Nuffield Medical Postgraduate Travelling Scholarship

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Reviewers for the New Zealand Medical Journal in 2008

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