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Editorials

The Māori Affairs Select Committee Inquiry and the road to a smokefree Aotearoa

Tony Blakely, George Thomson, Nick Wilson, Richard Edwards, Heather Gifford

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The B4School Check—addressing the new morbidity in child health

Pat Tuohy

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Has the time come for a universal varicella (chicken pox) vaccination in New Zealand?

Tony Walls, Elizabeth Wilson

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Original Articles

The role of sociocultural factors in obesity aetiology in Pacific adolescents and their parents: a mixed-methods study in Auckland, New Zealand

Tasileta Teevale, David R Thomas, Robert Scragg, Gavin Faeamani, Vili Nosa

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Body image and body change strategies among Tongan adolescents in Tonga and New Zealand

Marita P McCabe, Kalesita Fotu, Helen Mavoa, Gavin Faeamani

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Improving school readiness with the Before School Check: early experience in Hawke’s Bay

Russell Wills, Kay Morris Matthews, Cath Hedley, Trish Freer, Helen Morris

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Gestational diabetes mellitus in Tonga: insights from healthcare professionals and women who experienced gestational diabetes mellitus

Frances Doran, Kierrynn Davis

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Māori challenges and crown responsibilities: Māori policymaker ideas on smokefree policy options

Heather Gifford, Kiri Parata, George Thomson

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Association of parent and best friend smoking with stage of adolescent tobacco smoking

Robert Scragg, Marewa Glover, Janine Paynter, Grace Wong, Judith McCool

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SIDS-related knowledge and infant care practices among Māori mothers

David Tipene-Leach, Lynne Hutchison, Angeline Tangiora, Charlotte Rea, Rebecca White, Alistair Stewart, Edwin Mitchell

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Viewpoints

Preventing cardiovascular disease: a review of the effectiveness of identifying the people with familial hypercholesterolaemia in New Zealand

Lauretta A Muir, Peter M George, Andrew D Laurie, Nicola Reid, Lisa Whitehead

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Moving forward with healthcare prioritisation

David Hadorn

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Clinical Correspondence

Love bites—an unusual cause of blunt internal carotid artery injury

Teddy Y Wu, Jonathon Hsiao, Edward H Wong

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A case of oesophageal varices and portal hypertension in an HIV-positive patient with no evidence of cirrhosis

Sara Temelkovski, James Irwin, Jim Brooker

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Medical image. A medical emergency following chicken pox

Tilak de Almeida, Charaka Goonasekera, Jon Skinner, Fraser Maxwell

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Medical image. Aortic aneurysm in a girl with Takayasu’s arteritis

Selim Doganay, Ercan Kocakoc, Yasar Sen

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100 Years Ago in the NZMJ

The prevention of sepsis in compound fractures

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Methuselah

Selected excerpts from Methuselah

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Letters

Poorer mental health in many New Zealand smokers: national survey data from the ITC Project

Nick Wilson, Deepa Weerasekera, Sunny Collings, Richard Edwards, Frederieke S van der Deen

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A response to the article "Task Manager: an innovative approach to improving hospital communication after hours"

Yvonne Williams, John Morton, Roxanne McKerras

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Obituaries

Wilfrid Christie Mills

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William Henley Bird

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Notice

Heart Foundation: Grants Awarded November 2010

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Errata

E Overton. Answer to NZMJ about Ron Jones’ research

NZMJ

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Thornley S, McRobbie H, Jackson G. The New Zealand sugar (fructose) fountain: time to turn the tide?

NZMJ

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Book Review

Decision Making in Medicine: An Algorithmic Approach (3rd edition; SB Mushlin, HL Greene, eds)

David Cole

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