Samples of journal articles written for - The
British Medical Journal
Samples of journal articles written for - The
Medical Journal of Australia
Samples of journal articles written for - The
Australian Nursing Journal
Samples of journal articles written for - Other
journals and professional publications
The British Medical Journal
The British Medical Journal has
published news stories, reviews, obituaries and general articles
by Melissa. These are listed
below and can be accessed at www.bmj.com. PDFs
of some of these articles are available.
Sweet M. Australia to try US-style physician assistants BMJ, 2008;337:a1407. Search http://www.bmj.com
Sweet M. Legitimise Sydney’s injecting centre, says departing director BMJ, 2008; 337. Download abstract
Sweet M. Fall in hormone replacement therapy associated with fall in breast cancer BMJ, 2008; 336: 1330-1331. Download abstract
Sweet M. Retrial ordered over murder of Australian psychiatrist BMJ, 2008; 336: 1154-1155. Download abstract
Sweet M. Academic freedom is at risk in dispute over Gardasil, lecturers say BMJ, 2008;336: 741. Download abstract
Sweet M. Children’s hospital under pressure to end "grotesque" ties with McDonald’s BMJ, 2008; 336: 578. Download abstract
Sweet M. Australia’s healthcare reform body is criticised for its narrow membership BMJ, 2008;336:524. Download abstract
Sweet M. Australian efforts to tackle abuse of Aboriginal children raise alarm BMJ, Oct 2007; 335:691. Search www.bmj.com
Sweet M. Obituaries, Aileen Joy Plant (née Parnell) BMJ, May 2007; 334:1010. Search www.bmj.com
Sweet M. Heart group's approval
of fast food meals angers critics BMJ,
March 2007; 334: 499 Download
pdf
Sweet M. Book
Review - Lost: Illegal
Abortion Stories, by Ed Jo Wainer BMJ, Apr 2005; 330:
848 Link
to review
Sweet M. Australian state
and federal governments are attacked on mental health care BMJ,
Oct 2005; 331: 984
Sweet M. Jeremy Neil Anderson. BMJ, Apr 2005;
330: 848 Download pdf
Sweet M. In the Eye of the Needle: Diary of a Medically
Supervised Injecting Centre BMJ, Jan 2005; 330: 48 Download
pdf
Sweet M. Doctors and drug companies are
locked in "vicious
circle".
BMJ, Oct 2004; 329: 998 Download pdf
Sweet M. Deregistered psychiatrist convicted
of murder. BMJ,
Oct 2004; 329: 759
Sweet M. Website gives media the tough
treatment. BMJ, Jul
2004; 329: 178
Sweet M. Tough at the top. BMJ, Jan 2004; 328: 70 Download
pdf
Sweet M. Website launched to expose "tricks" of
drug ads. BMJ, Oct 2003; 327: 936
Sweet M. Carrying a heavy burden. BMJ, Aug 2003; 327: 414 Download
pdf
Sweet M. Aboriginal study prompts push
for action on children's hearing loss. BMJ, Aug 2003; 327: 413 Download
pdf
Sweet M. IBS ad puts drug promotion under
scrutiny. BMJ, Jun
2003; 326:1464
Sweet M. Brandy, bridge, and other patient
dilemmas. BMJ, Jun
2003; 326: 1291
Sweet M. GlaxoSmithKline takes legal action
to block new controls on its smoking cessation drug. BMJ, May 2003;
326: 952 Download
pdf
Sweet M. Being a caring doctor may be
bad for you. BMJ, Feb
2003; 326: 355
Sweet M. Press: Lessons from the HRT
story. BMJ, Jan 2003;
326:58
Sweet M. Press: Australian media raises
alarm over meningitis. BMJ, Sep 2002; 325: 604
Sweet M. Eating meat more than 10 times
a week almost doubles chances of bowel cancer. BMJ, Jun 2002; 324: 1544
Sweet M. High smoking rates among Aboriginal
community cause financial hardship. BMJ, Jun 2002; 324: 1296 Download
pdf
Sweet M. Press: Chronic fatigue syndrome
guidelines spark media row. BMJ, May 2002; 324: 1284
Sweet M. Australia’s detention policy puts refugees’ health
at risk, says report. BMJ, May 2002; 324: 1177 Download pdf
Sweet M. Press: How medicine sells the
media. BMJ, Apr 2002;
324: 924
Sweet M. Struan Sutherland. BMJ, Feb 2002; 324: 488 Download
pdf
Sweet M. Press: Generalists versus specialists. BMJ, Jan 2002;
324: 178
Sweet M. Chris Silagy. BMJ, Jan 2002; 324: 53 Download
pdf
Sweet M. Press: Sponsored journalism
award shocks Australian media. BMJ, Nov 2001; 323: 1258
The Medical Journal of Australia
The Medical Journal of Australia has published the following
articles by Melissa. These can also be found at: www.mja.com.au.
PDFs of some of these articles are available from this site.
Sweet M. Worried sick: a prescription for health in an overtreated America. Med J Aust 2008; 189 (5): 273. Read the review.
Buchan H, Sewell JR, and Sweet M. Translating
evidence into practice. Med J Aust 2004; 180 (6 Suppl):
S43 Download pdf
Sweet
M. Development of strategies to encourage
adoption of best evidence into practice in Australia: workshop
overview. Med
J Aust 2004; 180 (6 Suppl): S45-S47 Download
pdf
Sweet M. New website is
no miracle cure - Commentary. Med J Aust 2005; 183 (4): 194 Download
pdf
Sweet
M. Conference promotion in the media: serving whose interests? Download
pdf
Med J Aust 2002; 177 (7): 341-342
Moynihan R and Sweet M. Medicine,
the media and monetary interests: the need for transparency
and professionalism. Med J Aust
2000; 173: 631-634
The Australian Nursing Journal
Call for Action on Asylum Seekers’ Health. April 2007 Download
pdf
Social determinants of health Download
pdf
In the flight against flu, forewarned
is forearmed Download
pdf
Mental health: it’s time for action Download
pdf
Nurse practitioners: forging new paths in care Download
pdf
Other journal and professional publications
Sweet M. What Are the Roles and Responsibilities
of the Media in Disseminating Health Information? . PLoS
Medicine 0576 July 2005 Download
pdf
Sweet M. Gabapentin
documents raise concerns about off-label promotion and prescribing. Aust
Prescriber 2003;26:18-9
Sweet M. Medicines and the media; a
journalist's view. Aust Prescriber 2000; 23: 70-71.
Schwitzer G et al. (2005) What Are the
Roles and Responsibilities of the Media in Disseminating
Health Information? PLoS Med
2(7): e215
“
Better than numbers - a gentle critique of EBM”, a commentary
in: Ian Kerridge, Christopher Jordens and Emma-Jane Sayers, eds.
A Miles Little Reader. Restoring Humane Values to Medicine. Desert
Pea Press 2003
“
Communicating through news media”, chapter in: Charles
Kerr, Richard Taylor and Greg Heard. Handbook of Public Health
Methods. McGraw-Hill Book Company Australia. 1998
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