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Editorials

Eliminating ethnic disparities in health through immunisation: New Zealand's chance to earn global respect

Cameron C Grant, Nikki Turner, Rhys Jones

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Globalisation and its impact on the South Pacific

Brennan Edwardes, Frank Frizelle

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Original Articles

Routine vaccination coverage of 11 year olds, by ethnicity, through school-based vaccination in South Auckland

Belinda J Loring, Elana T Curtis

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The use and misuse of media headlines: lessons from the MeNZB™ immunisation campaign

Nikki M Turner, Deon G York, Helen A Petousis-Harris

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Lack of coordination between health policy and medical education: a contributing factor to the resignation of specialist trainees in Fiji?

Kimberly M Oman, Kim Usher, Rob Moulds

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Improving participation in breast screening in a rural general practice with a predominately Māori population

Rachel M Thomson, Sue Crengle, Ross Lawrenson

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Special Article

Delivering a safe and effective strain-specific vaccine to control an epidemic of group B meningococcal disease

Jane O’Hallahan, Anne McNicholas, Yvonne Galloway, Eileen O’Leary, Christine Roseveare

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Review Article

New Zealand’s impact on health in the South Pacific: scope for improvement?

Rosemary Wyber, Nick Wilson, Michael Baker

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Viewpoints

Education of eye health professionals to meet the needs of the Pacific

Rènée du Toit, Garry Brian, Anna Palagyi, Carmel Williams, Jacqueline Ramke

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Mid-level cadre providing eye care in the context of Vision 2020

Rènée du Toit, Garry Brian

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Clinical Correspondence

Dilemmas in managing oral dysplasia: a case report and literature review

Hannah Jack, Kai Lee, Ajith Polonowita

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Eosinophilic, polymorphic, and pruritic eruption associated with radiotherapy after chest wall irradiation

Miriama Delaibatiki, Claire Hardie, Cynric Temple-Camp

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Medical image. A pulmonary mass

Wan-Hsiu Liao, Sheng-Hsiang Lin, Tsu-Tuan Wu

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Medical image. Gluteal lithiasis

Wan-Hsiu Liao, Sheng-Hsiang Lin, Tsu-Tuan Wu

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100 Years Ago in the NZMJ

Australasian Medical Congress 1908: the Maori, diseases of children, and syphilis

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Methuselah

Selected excerpts from Methuselah

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Letters

An epidemic of nonexistent iodine deficiency due to inappropriate urine iodide testing and reference ranges

James Davidson

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Ninety years’ growth of New Zealand complementary and alternative medicine

Andrew Gilbey

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Pretibial injury: prevention is possible and preferable

Raechel Laing, Swee T Tan

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Potential impact of pandemic influenza interventions in New Zealand: a brief modelling study

Markus Schwehm, Nick Wilson

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Most smokers support smokefree council-owned playgrounds: national survey data

George Thomson, Nick Wilson, Deepa Weerasekera, Richard Edwards

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Obituary

William Norman Clay

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