Focus

From medical gaze to statistical person: Historical reflections on evidence-based and personalised medicine

Hallam Stevens

The changing face of Australian general practice across the decades

Lisa Valenti, Julie Gordon, Clare Bayram, Helena Britt, Graeme C Miller, Joan Henderson

A historical account of the doctor’s bag

David Dammery

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Up front

Editorial: Australian Family Physician celebrates sixty years of publication

Stephen A Margolis

Letters to the editor

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Clinical

Facial hair growth in a patient with psoriasis

Tiago Torres, Rita S Matos

Ear discomfort in a competitive surfer

Mike Climstein, Vini Simas, James Furness, Wayne Hing, Rodney Pope, Joe Walsh

Purpuric rash in a young adult

Thomas J Stewart

A pale macule and a waxy pink lesion in a child with neurofibromatosis type 1

Christie Beveridge

Falling up stairs

George Marshall

Traumatic nasal injuries in general practice

Joo H Koh, Osama Bhatti, Abbas Mahmood, Nicholas Agar

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Research

Medication-related queries received for ‘after hours GP helpline’ – Comparison of callers’ intentions with GPs’ advice

Amina Tariq, Ling Li, Mary Byrne, Maureen Robinson, Johanna Westbrook, Melissa T Baysari

Road safety risks in young people attending general practice: A cross-sectional study of road risks and associated health risks

Lena Sanci, Jennifer Martin, Sylvia D Kauer

Identification of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status by general practice registrars: Confidence and associations

Simon Morgan, Amanda Tapley, Kim M Henderson, Mieke van Driel, Neil A Spike, Parker Magin, Lawrie McArthur, Allison Thomson, Peter O’Mara, John Scott

Can we measure integration of healthcare from administrative and clinical records?

Ian McRae, Paresh Dawda, Michelle Banfield, Anne Parkinson

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Professional

Is Australia ready to implement delayed prescribing in primary care? A review of the evidence

Lucy Sargent, Amanda McCullough, Chris Del Mar, John Lowe

The contribution of a knowledge exchange organisation in primary healthcare

Lynsey Brown, Jodie Oliver-Baxter, Ellen McIntyre, Katrina Erny-Albrecht, Christina Hagger, Petra Bywood

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Viewpoint

The role of Australian Family Physician in supporting general practice research – A personal perspective

Tania Winzenberg

The asthma enigma – how are we doing 25 years on?

Lyn Clearihan

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