Volume 32, Number 3, June 2005
Volume 32, No. 3, June 2005
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NZFP June 2005
CONTENTS
New horizons: Celebrating the art of general practice
New horizons – celebrating the art of general practice
Dee Richards
Disentangling doctors and drug companies: Will New Zealand lead the way?
Ray Moynihan
Information, EBM, and the art of general practice
Marjan Kljakovic
New horizons, old values: Remaking the reputation of generalism in a changed world
Campbell Murdoch
An epidemic of depression or the medicalisation of unhappiness
Roger Mulder
Opinion and Comment
Editorial
Tony Townsend
Original Scientific Papers
Comparison of general practitioner and practice nurse perceived barriers to immunisation uptake
Felicity Goodyear-Smith, Helen Petousis-Harris, Ben Soe, and Nikki Turner
Continuing Medical Education
Improving the results of surgical excision of skin lesions
Gerald Young
Diagnosis and management of endometriosis
Hilary Liddell
Efficacy of therapies, other than HRT, for menopausal symptoms
Helen Roberts
Good communication skills: Benefits for doctors and patients
Susan J Hawken
Problem alcohol drinkers: Detecting and intervening
Ross McCormick and Robert Patton
Cochrane Corner: Counselling in primary care is effective in the short term
Bruce Arroll
InfoPOEMs: Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters
Issues
Commissioner’s Comment: Missed diagnosis of myocardial infarction
Stuart Tiller
Reflections
A comparison of health care in Singapore and New Zealand: The influence of society and culture
Catriona M Ramsay
Journal Review Service
Journal Review Service: Continuing Medical Education from the Goodfellow Unit