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Editorials

Life chances going up in smoke

Philippa Howden-Chapman, Bridget Robson, Geoff Fougere

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Is bowel cancer screening important for Māori?

Diana Sarfati, Sarah Hill, Tony Blakely, Bridget Robson

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Original Articles

Trends in survival and life expectancy by ethnicity, income and smoking in New Zealand: 1980s to 2000s

Kristie N Carter, Tony Blakely, Matthew Soeberg

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If nobody smoked tobacco in New Zealand from 2020 onwards, what effect would this have on ethnic inequalities in life expectancy?

Tony Blakely, Kristie Carter, Nick Wilson, Richard Edwards, Alistair Woodward, George Thomson, Diana Sarfati

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Ethnic counts on mortality and census data 2001-06: New Zealand census-mortality study update

Lavinia Tan, Tony Blakely, June Atkinson

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The prevalence of colorectal adenomas in Māori and New Zealand Europeans parallels colorectal cancer rates

Graeme Dickson, Chris W Cunningham, Susan Parry

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Orbital infection in New Zealand: increased incidence due to socioeconomic deprivation and ethnicity

Nicholas R Johnston, Gordon Sanderson

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Patients “falling through the cracks”. The Canterbury Charity Hospital: initial progress report

Philip F Bagshaw, Randall A Allardyce, Susan N Bagshaw, Brian W Stokes, Carl S Shaw, Lorraine J Proffit, M Gary Nicholls, Evan J Begg, Christopher M Frampton

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Viewpoints

Health, inequality and the politics of genes

Patrick M Whittle

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Integrated systems to improve care for very high intensity users of hospital emergency department and for long-term conditions in the community

Harry Rea, Tim Kenealy, Fiona Horwood, Nicolette Sheridan, Matthew Parsons, Beverly Wemekamp, Fionna Winter, Gray Maingay, Pieter Degeling

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Clinical Correspondence

Sulphasalazine lung toxicity: report of two cases

Gonesh C Karmakar, Conroy A Wong, Fiona Horwood, Graeme Anderson

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A case of acupuncture-induced pneumothorax

Brian Kennedy, Lutz Beckert

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Medical image. A case of nonresolving pneumonia

Hsi-Che Shen, Tsu-Tuan Wu, Sheng-Hsiang Lin

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Medical image. A case of recurrent hypoglycaemia

Scott Swendsen, Lester Layfield, Douglas G Adler

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Special Series

Interprofessional learning in medical education in New Zealand

Judy McKimm, Dale Sheehan, Phillippa Poole, Mark Barrow, John Dockerty, Tim J Wilkinson, Andy Wearn

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100 Years Ago in the NZMJ

The Annual Meeting at Auckland. Impressions

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Methuselah

Selected excerpts from Methuselah

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Letters

The Unfortunate Experiment debate: Manning response to Chalmers

Joanna Manning

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A response to Professor Bryder’s comments on ‘Consequences in women of participating in a study of the natural history of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 3’

Margaret McCredie

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Response to the Missing Manuscript editorial

Ann Richardson

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Congratulations to the NZMJ for the Unfortunate Experiment theme issue

Josie Sandercock, Amanda Burls

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Smoker (mis)perceptions associated with pack colouring: national survey data

Nick Wilson, Jo Peace, Deepa Weerasekera, Janet Hoek, Richard Edwards

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Legal blood alcohol limit: has New Zealand missed a golden opportunity?

Andrew Gilbey, Jose Perezgonzalez

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Obituary

Laurence Allan Malcolm

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Notice

Heart Foundation Grants Awarded July 2010

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Book Reviews

Mosby’s Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Professions: 2nd Australian and New Zealand Edition (P Harris, S Nagy, N Vardaxis, eds)

Jim Reid

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The Complete nMRCGP Study Guide (3rd edition; Sarah Gear)

Jim Reid

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Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN Examination (4th edition; Linda Anne Silvestri)

Sue Bye

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Caribbean Diseases: Doctor George Low's Expedition in 1901-02 (Gordon C Cook)

H Bramwell Cook

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