The Medical journal of Australia
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Letter Comparative Study
Changing patterns of tuberculosis in Far North Queensland.
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Comparative Study
Clinical islet transplantation in type 1 diabetes mellitus: results of Australia's first trial.
To determine whether pancreatic islet transplantation can control diabetes and prevent severe life-threatening hypoglycaemia. ⋯ Islet transplantation is effective at improving glycaemic control and hypoglycaemia unawareness in the short to medium term. However, problems with long-term safety of immunosuppression, islet-induced thrombosis and early detection of loss of islet function remain to be addressed.
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To compare the injury profiles of the Indigenous population in New South Wales with that of the non-Indigenous population. ⋯ The higher rates of injury-related hospitalisation and death in the Indigenous population in NSW are consistent with data reported for other parts of Australia. Of particular concern is the number of Indigenous deaths and hospitalisations due to interpersonal violence.
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Public trust depends on promoting good practice and protecting the public from poor practice.