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FEATURES
NEWS & VIEWS
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Online Appointments – Right for You? Dr Rob McEvoy Athletes Battling the Bottle Mr Peter McClelland Pitch for Best and Brightest Ms Jan Hallam Eyes Fixed on Rural Needs Trailblazer: Dr Sean Stevens Ms Jan Hallam
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Four Wheels to Happiness The Long Way Home Helen Reddy – Hear Her Roar Wine Review – Turkey Flat Dr Louis Papaelias Travel: Kalgoorlie – the Pit, the Pubs and the Golden Mile The Funny Side A Creative Vision for WA Competitions
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MAJOR SPONSORS medicalforum
Editorial: Dollars and Sense Letters: More Stroke Studies Needed – Prof Daniel Fatovich Response – A/Prof David Blacker Incentive Scheme Will Help – Ms Jonine Collins Stroke – Calling the Ambulance – Prof Ian Jacobs Standards Define Profession – Dr Mike Civil Public vs Private – Who Pays? – Mr Roger Cook Have You Heard? Younger Stroke & Communication Beneath the Drapes Rural Clinical School Validates! Dr Kathleen Potter – Prescribing Quality not Quantity Bust Back in Family Hands Current Science is Future Art Don’t Panic, Read the Manual
e-Poll: Health Insurers & Doctors; Costs and Consumers Conference Corner
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