JPHC September 2012
Volume 4, Number 03 September 2012 JPHC index ISSN 1172-6156 (Online)
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Editorials
From the Editor
A practical issue
Felicity Goodyear-Smith
Guest Editorial
Commentary: risk prediction models for people with Type 2 diabetes
Kamlesh Khunti
Original Scientific Papers
Quantitative Research
New Zealand Diabetes Cohort Study cardiovascular risk score for people with Type 2 diabetes: validation in the PREDICT cohort
Tom Robinson, C Raina Elley, Sue Wells, Elizabeth Robinson, Tim Kenealy, Romana Pylypchuk, Dale Bramley, Bruce Arroll, Sue Crengle, Tania Riddell, Shanthi Ameratunga, Patricia Metcalf, Paul Drury
Early connections: effectiveness of a pre-call intervention to improve immunisation coverage and timeliness
Felicity Goodyear-Smith, Cameron Grant, Tracey Poole, Helen Petousis-Harris, Nikki Turner, Rafael Perera, Anthony Harnden
PSA testing in general practice
Fraser Hodgson, Zuzana Obertová, Charis Brown, Ross Lawrenson
The incidence of acute otitis media in New Zealand children under five years of age in the primary care setting
Barry Gribben, Lesley Salkeld, Simon Hoare, Hannah Jones
Does the order of presentation and number of online resources affect the frequency of access by learners?
Steven Lillis, Samantha Murton
Qualitative Research
Addressing patient alcohol use: a view from general practice
Thomas Mules; Jennifer Taylor; Rachel Price; Logan Walker; Baneet Singh; Patrick Newsam; Thenmoli Palaniyappan; Toby Snook; Mahfuzah Ruselan; John Ryan; Jaishree Santhirasegaran; Phoebe Shearman; Petronella Watson; Richard Zino; Louise Signal; Geoff Fougere; Helen Moriarty; Gabrielle Jenkin
Mixed Method Research
Factors influencing diagnostic decision-making
Kathleen Callaghan
Maori cultural adaptation of a brief mental health intervention in primary care
Fiona Mathieson, Kara Mihaere, Sunny Collings, Anthony Dowell, James Stanley
Short Report
The anatomical placement of body organs by Australian and New Zealand patients and health professionals in general practice
Marjan Kljakovic and Jo Risk
Improving Performance
Evaluation of Tu Meke PHO’s Wairua Tangata Programme: a primary mental health initiative for underserved communities
Sally Abel, Bob Marshall, Donny Riki, Tania Luscombe
Continuing Professional Development
Cochrane Corner: Topical antibiotics are probably better than placebo for acute conjunctivitis but most get better anyway
Bruce Arroll
String of PEARLS about musculoskeletal conditions
Vaikoloa: Hearing loss among Pacific peoples
Ofa Dewes
Potion or Poison? Colloidal silver
David Woods
Nuggets of Knowledge: Statins and memory loss
Linda Bryant
Viewpoint
From ladder to platform: a new concept for pain management
Lawrence Leung
Frequently asked questions on measurement of bone mineral densitometry
Joseph Lee, Nelson Loh
Letters to the Editor
Film Review
A good death: a film about end-of-life care and advance care planning—produced by Prof. D Robin Taylor and Paul Trotman
Reviewed by Prof. Rod MacLeod