Skin cancer
July 2012 Vol 41 (7) 449-544
This month's articles include melanoma management, skin checks, nonmelanoma treatment, dermatoscopy in routine practice, tuberculosis testing, chlamydia trachomatis and bilateral blurry vision.
Focus
Janice Charles, Lisa Valenti, Helena Britt
Rodney Sinclair
A management guide for GPs
John F Thompson, Richard A Scolyer, Richard F Kefford
Treatment options
Philip Clarke
'Chaos and Clues'
Cliff Rosendahl, Alan Cameron, Ian McColl, David Wilkinson
Up front
Patient, doctor or consultation?
Rachel Lee
Kees Nydam
Clinical
Chris Coulter
An evidence based herbal medicine for inflammation and arthritis
Marc Cohen
A case study
Neil Sharma, Ju-Lee Ooi, Tze Ling Loh, Shanel Sharma
A case study
Kam Cheong Wong
Mark L Stroud
Research
A study into women’s comfort to disclose intimate partner violence
Eleanor Tan, Lorna O’Doherty, Kelsey Hegarty
A study of general practice management in northern Queensland
Clare Heal, Tracy Cheffins, Sarah Larkins, Monika Buhrer-Skinner, Margaret Spillman
Successes and ongoing challenges for divisions of general practice
Olga Anikeeva, Rachel Katterl, Petra Bywood
Gary L Freed, Neil Spike, Parker J Magin, Simon Morgan, Michael Fitzgerald, Peter Brooks
Professional
Is it true that ‘a careful history will lead to the diagnosis 80% of the time’?
Georga Cooke
Improving access to primary care
Stuart A Kinner, Luke Streitberg, Tony Butler, Michael Levy
The importance of identifying a history of sexual violence
S Caroline Taylor, Judith Pugh, Raie Goodwach, Jan Coles
Back pages
Sarah Metcalfe