Annals of Internal Medicine

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1 January 1993, Vol. 118. No. 1

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Articles

Effect of Fecal Occult Blood Testing on Mortality from Colorectal Cancer: A Case–Control Study

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Joe V. Selby, MD; Gary D. Friedman, MD; Charles P. Quesenberry Jr., PhD; and Noel S. Weiss, MD

Topics: colorectal cancer, fecal occult blood test, mortality

Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(1):1-6. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-1-199301010-00001

Tolrestat for Mild Diabetic Neuropathy: A 52-Week, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial

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Dario Giugliano, MD; Raffaele Marfella, MD; Antonio Quatraro, MD; Nicoletta De Rosa, MD; Teresa Salvatore, MD; Domenico Cozzolino, MD; Antonio Ceriello, MD; and Roberto Torella, MD

Topics: peripheral neuropathy, diabetes mellitus, autonomic neuropathy, diabetic neuropathy, aldehyde reductase, neurons

Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(1):7-11. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-1-199301010-00002

Lack of Clinical Utility of Cytomegalovirus Blood and Urine Cultures in Patients with HIV Infection

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John J. Zurlo, MD; Donna O'Neill, RN; Michael A. Polis, MD; Jody Manischewitz, MS; Robert Yarchoan, MD; Michael Baseler, PhD; H. Clifford Lane, MD; and Henry Masur, MD

Topics: cd4 count determination procedure, cytomegalovirus, urine culture, hiv infection, blood culture, cisplatin/methotrexate/vinblastine ...

Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(1):12-17. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-1-199301010-00003

Predicting the Occurrence of Adverse Events after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

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Jane M. Geraci, MD, MPH; Amy K. Rosen, PhD; Arlene S. Ash, PhD; Kathleen J. McNiff, MPH; and Mark A. Moskowitz, MD

Topics: coronary artery bypass surgery, bypass, adverse event

Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(1):18-24. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-1-199301010-00004

Limitations of Impedance Plethysmography in the Diagnosis of Clinically Suspected Deep-Vein Thrombosis

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David R. Anderson, MD; Anthonie W.A. Lensing, MD, PhD; Philip S. Wells, MD; Mark N. Levine, MD, MSc; Jeffrey I. Weitz, MD; and Jack Hirsh, MD

Topics: deep vein thrombosis, thrombosis, plethysmography, impedance, venography - procedure, ultrasonography, compression

Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(1):25-30. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-1-199301010-00005

High-Dose Ifosfamide Is Associated with Severe, Reversible Cardiac Dysfunction

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Zenaide M.N. Quezado, MD; Wyndham H. Wilson, MD, PhD; Robert E. Cunnion, MD; Margaret M. Parker, MD; Debra Reda, BSN; George Bryant, ND; and Frederick P. Ognibene, MD

Topics: congestive heart failure, ifosfamide, cardiac function, impaired

Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(1):31-36. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-1-199301010-00006

Brief Reports

Lactic Acidosis Complicating the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

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Geetinder Chattha, MD; Allen I. Arieff, MD; Cary Cummings, MD; and Lawrence M. Tierney Jr., MD

Topics: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, acidosis, lactic

Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(1):37-39. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-1-199301010-00007

Conferences

Epstein-Barr Virus Infections: Biology, Pathogenesis, and Management FREE

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Stephen E. Straus, MD; Jeffrey I. Cohen, MD; Giovanna Tosato, MD; and Jeffery Meier, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(1):45-58. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-1-199301010-00009

Academia and the Profession

Objective Evaluation of Endoscopy Skills during Training

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Oliver W. Cass, MD; Martin L. Freeman, MD; Craig J. Peine, MD; Richard T. Zera, MD; and Gerald R. Onstad, MD

Topics: colonoscopy, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, endoscopy, endoscopy, gastrointestinal, gastroenterology, intubation, cecum, esophagus, competence, ...

Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(1):40-44. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-1-199301010-00008

Ideas and Opinions

Malignant Polyps: Are They Sheep in Wolves' Clothing?

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Ronald L. Koretz, MD

Topics: cancer, colorectal cancer, clothing, polyps, sheep, wolves, neoplasms

Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(1):63-68. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-1-199301010-00011

Editorials

Colonic Polyps, Cancer, and Fecal Occult Blood

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Jerome B. Simon, MD

Topics: cancer, colonic polyps, feces, occult blood

Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(1):71-72. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-1-199301010-00013

On Endoscopic Training and Procedural Competence

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John Baillie, MB, ChB; and William J. Ravich, MD

Topics: competence

Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(1):73-74. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-1-199301010-00014

On Being a Doctor

Are We Always? When Do We Stop?

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H. J. Van Peenen, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(1):69-70. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-1-199301010-00012

Letters

Eliciting Patient Preferences

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Hillary A. Llewellyn-Thomas, PhD; C. David Naylor, MD, DPhil; and Annette M. O'Connor, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(1):76-77. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-1-199301010-00017

Eliciting Patient Preferences

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Richard D. Callahan, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(1):76-77. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-1-199301010-00018

Eliciting Patient Preferences

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M. Levine, MD, MSc; and Amiram Garni, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(1):76-77. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-1-199301010-00019

Clusters of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis

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Brian R. Edlin, MD; Sarah E. Valway, DMD; and Ida M. Onorato, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(1):77. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-1-199301010-00020

The Dismantling of Tuberculosis Control Programs

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Lee B. Reichman, MD, MPH

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(1):77. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-1-199301010-00021

Calculation Errors in Meta-Analysis

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Andrea Messori, PharmD; Giovanna Scroccaro, PharmD; and Nello Martini, PharmD

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(1):77-78. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-1-199301010-00022

Calculation Errors in Meta-Analysis

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Stephen N. Goodman, MD, PhD, MHS

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Ann Intern Med. 1993;118(1):77-78. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-1-199301010-00023