The latest issue of the New Zealand Medical Journal is out today

Journal of the New Zealand Medical Association Vol 131 No 1472) 23 March 2018

Editorial

Multimorbidity and clinical guidelines: problem or opportunity?
​Tim Stokes

Articles

Childhood predictors of adult adiposity: findings from a longitudinal study
Geraldine FH McLeod, David M Fergusson, L John Horwood, Joseph M Boden, Frances A Carter

Ethnic disparities in attendance at New Zealand’s chronic pain services
Gwyn N Lewis, Angela Upsdell

A fast track clinic improves diagnosis and treatment times for those investigated for lung cancer in Northland District Health Board
Sophie Williams, Peter Davies, Blair Johnson, Stephen Iles

Cost implications of avoidable rapid response call activations in older patients
Ashwin Subramaniam, Cameron Green, Mohammad Omair, Aun Chian Yeoh, Lionel Soh, Ravindranath Tiruvoipati

A review of cervical cancer occurrences in New Zealand 2008–2012
Phil Hider, Kieran Dempster-Rivett, Jonathan Williman, Michelle Dempster-Rivett, Lynn Sadler, Melissa McLeod, Andrew Miller, Peter Sykes

Health consequences of transport patterns in New Zealand’s largest cities
Caroline Shaw, Edward Randal, Michael Keall, Alistair Woodward

Viewpoint

Clinical guidelines: what happens when people have multiple conditions?
Elinor Millar, Anthony Dowell, Ross Lawrenson, Dee Mangin, Diana Sarfati

Carcinogenicity of glyphosate: why is New Zealand’s EPA lost in the weeds?
Jeroen Douwes, Andrea ‘t Mannetje, Dave McLean, Neil Pearce, Alistair Woodward, John D Potter