Issue 7: March 2008

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Table of Contents

Editorial
Editorial


Academic Review Articles
Stent thrombosis Greg Tarr

Efficacy of Trastuzumab as a single agent and combined with Paclitaxel or
Docetaxel as treatment for HER2-positive breast cancer Kate Rapson

Observational study of the effect of elevated extra-cellular potassium chloride
level on the differentiation of PC12 cells towards neuron-like cells Sultan Zayed Alshaqsi

To treat or not to treat: the ‘medicalisation’ of unhappiness?
Ah-Rin Anna Choi

A discussion of the contribution of complex genetics to the aeteology of
osteoporosis based on a clinical case Janarthanan Sathananthan

Features
A guide for medical students: examining the eye in infants and young children Miss A Gupta

HealtheX - the inaugural exposition celebrating student research 
Divya Dhar

Doctors creating change? Aiming for prevention with small arms research
Jash Agraval

An ambulance and a cliff - medical student perceptions of population health 
Sarah Peters

Beyond the scarlet door: exploring palliative care in terminal illness
Sharon Tay
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Clinicians Medical Education Convention Aotearoa Kerryn Harlow

Review
Adèle Pope
Dr P. Ravi Shankar