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Editorials

Using economic data to reduce healthcare-acquired infection

Kate Halton, Nicholas Graves

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Regional anaesthesia and pain relief after surgery

Michael J Fredrickson, R Ross Kennedy

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Front-of-pack nutrition labelling: where to now?

John White, George Thomson, Louise Signal

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Original Articles

The excess cost associated with healthcare-associated bloodstream infections at Auckland City Hospital

Andrew Burns, Lesley Bowers, Nick Pak, Jean Wignall, Sally Roberts

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Introduction of continuous regional analgesia via wound catheters in a peripheral hospital

Ei Thu Aung, Pascale Fluri, Semisi Aiono

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Ten-year review of intussusception at Starship Hospital: 1998–2007

Hemal Kodikara, Amiria Lynch, Phillip Morreau, Sally Vogel

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Christchurch experience of pulmonary embolism with and without thrombolysis

Wandy Chan, Tiffany Campbell, Sharyn MacDonald, Ian Crozier

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Surgical outcomes following laparoscopic adrenalectomy for treatment of Conn’s syndrome (primary hyperaldosteronism) between 1999 and 2006

Andrew Herd, Richard Harman, Eletha Taylor

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Task Manager: an innovative approach to improving hospital communication after hours

Mary E Seddon, David Hay

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Outcome of patients on azathioprine: a need for a better pre-treatment assessment and dosing guideline

Dinar Jabin, Sunil Kumar, Peter J Gow

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Viewpoint

Fibrates plus betaine: a winning combination?

Michael Lever, Peter M George, Sandy Slow, Jane L Elmslie, Brett I Shand, Russell S Scott , Stephen T Chambers

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Clinical Correspondence

Persistent arthritis following Chikungunya virus infection

Nora Lynch, Rod Ellis Pegler

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Axillary breast cancer in a Nigerian woman

Emmanuel Sule, Emmanuel Akpo, Afeyodion Akhator, Darlington Obaseki

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Pituitary involvement in Langerhans-cell histiocytosis

Daniel Garofalo, Rick Cutfield

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Medical image. Combination NSAID-codeine preparations and gastrointestinal toxicity

Claire Evans, Teresa A Chalmers-Watson, Richard B Gearry

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100 Years Ago in the NZMJ

A Case of Caesarian Section

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Proceedings

Proceedings of the Health Research Society of Canterbury Seminar Series, Thursday 23 September 2010

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Methuselah

Selected excerpts from Methuselah

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Letters

Very cheap drinking in New Zealand: some alcohol is more affordable than bottled water and nearly as cheap as milk

Fiona Imlach Gunasekara, Nick Wilson

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Answer to NZMJ about Ron Jones' research

Elizabeth Overton

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Hype around high-dose vitamin C is unjustified

Shaun Holt

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Obituary

Thomas Guy Hawley

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Erratum

Health service use amongst users of complementary and alternative medicine

NZMJ

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Book Review

Saunders Essentials of Medical Assisting (2nd edition; Diane M Klieger)

Edwin Beenen

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