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Editorials

Medicolegal knowledge in New Zealand

Ron Paterson

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Consent for case reports and medical images

Frank Frizelle

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Original Articles

Burnout in hospital-based medical consultants in the New Zealand public health system

Lois J Surgenor, Ruth L Spearing, Jacqueline Horn, Annette L Beautrais, Roger T Mulder, Peggy Chen

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Addressing stress-related impairment in doctors. A survey of providers’ and doctors’ experience of a funded counselling service in New Zealand

Wayne Cunningham, Tim Cookson

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A surgical career for New Zealand junior doctors? Factors influencing this choice

Jason Du, Janarthanan Sathanathan, Gill Naden, Stephen Child

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Patient satisfaction in New Zealand

Gerard Zwier

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Viewpoints

Consenting to medical treatment: legal requirements vs medical practice. Are healthcare providers exposing themselves to potential legal action?

Carol Peters

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Predicting the past or risk management?

Graham Mellsop, Fiona Clapham-Howard, John Turbott

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Clinical Correspondence

Early presentation following overdose of modified-release paracetamol (Panadol Osteo) with biphasic and prolonged paracetamol absorption

Andis Graudins, Hanh Ngoc Pham, Chris Salonikas, Daya Naidoo, Betty Chan

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Bilateral trochlear nerve palsies following dorsal midbrain haemorrhage

Sumu Simon, Avninder Sandhu, Dinesh Selva, John L Crompton

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Medical image. An abdominal pearl

Richard Tapper, Frank Frizelle

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Medical image. Hydatid cyst of the thigh

Resat Ozaras, Ersin Vanli, Fatih Kantarci, Rana Ramazanoglu, Birgul Mete

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100 Years Ago in the NZMJ

Rupture of hydatid cyst of the liver

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Methuselah

Selected excerpts from Methuselah

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Letters

New Zealand smokers’ attitudes to smokefree cars containing preschool children: very high support across all sociodemographic groups

George Thomson, Deepa Weerasekera, Nick Wilson

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When the tap is turned down—restricted water flow increases bacterial contamination after handwashing

Simon Thornley, Denise Barnfather, Greg Simmons, Sally Roberts, Philippa Anderson, Alistair Stewart

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A pilot study of the efficacy of a vitamin C-containing showerhead on symptoms of eczema

Shaun Holt, Colin Helm, Andrew Corin, Chris Tofield, Mike Williams, Mark Weatherall

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Ethnic disparities in New Zealand hospital care

Ian Westbrooke, Joanne Baxter, James Hogan

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Ethics of prescribing placebos

Ben Gray

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Obituary

Timothy John Buckley

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