Table of contents (Vol 8, No 7)
RESEARCH

Safety measures used in after-hours house calls
 

In Australia, most doctors do not take precautions against violent attack when visiting patients out of hours. General practice surgeries should ensure doctors’ safety by adopt several protective measures.

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By Chris Onyebuchi Ifediora

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Skull fractures: CT scans versus autopsies
 
For better delineation of fractures, multi-detector CT with sagittal and coronal reformations should be considered in the routine interpretation of a CT scan of the head, so that forensically important fractures are not missed. 
 
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By Hitesh Chawla, Rohtas Kumar Yadav, Mahavir Griwan, Ranjana Malhotra, Pramod Kumar Paliwal

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Vascular Disease Burden and Dementia
 

Patients with vascular dementia have a high vascular disease burden. Revised treatment strategies, preventative approaches, effective public health policies and further research are needed for these patients.

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By Mina Chandra, Kuljeet Singh Anand

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EDITORIAL

Teaching anatomy to medical students
 

This editorial highlights the deficiencies in the teaching of anatomy to medical students and what needs to be done about it.

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By Gerard Ahern

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Letter to the Editor
 

General practice coordinated chronic disease management to reduce avoidable hospital admission

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By David Lim, Elizabeth Geelhoed

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