Annals of Internal Medicine

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1 January 1996, Vol. 124. No. 1_Part_1

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Articles

A Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Screening and Treatment for Chlamydia trachomatis Infection in Asymptomatic Women

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Mehmet Genc, MD, PhD; and Per-Anders Mardh, MD, PhD

Topics: azithromycin, cell culture techniques, chlamydia infection, infection, women, chlamydia trachomatis infection, cost-effectiveness ...

Ann Intern Med. 1996;124(1_Part_1):1-7. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-124-1_Part_1-199601010-00001

Suppression of Subclinical Shedding of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 with Acyclovir

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Anna Wald, MD, MPH; Judith Zeh, PhD; Gail Barnum, ARNP; L.G. Davis, PhD; and Lawrence Corey, MD

Topics: acyclovir, genital herpes, human herpesvirus 2, women

Ann Intern Med. 1996;124(1_Part_1):8-15. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-124-1_Part_1-199601010-00002

Cardiac Event Recorders Yield More Diagnoses and Are More Cost-effective than 48-Hour Holter Monitoring in Patients with Palpitations: A Controlled Clinical Trial

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Scott Kinlay, MBBS, PhD, FRACP; James W. Leitch, MBBS, FRACP; Amanda Neil, BSc; Barry L. Chapman, MBBS, FRACP; David B. Hardy, DMU, RDCS; and Peter J. Fletcher, MBBS, PhD, BMed(Sci), FRACP

Topics: holter electrocardiography, palpitations, electrocardiogram, cost effectiveness, cardiac event

Ann Intern Med. 1996;124(1_Part_1):16-20. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-124-1_Part_1-199601010-00003

The Effect of Multiple Neuroimaging Studies on Classification, Treatment, and Outcome of Acute Ischemic Stroke

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Stephen M. Salerno, MD; Frank J. Landry, MD, MPH; John D. Schick, MD; and Eric B. Schoomaker, MD, PhD

Topics: acute cerebrovascular accidents, neuroimaging, cerebrovascular accident, ischemic stroke

Ann Intern Med. 1996;124(1_Part_1):21-26. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-124-1_Part_1-199601010-00004

Brief Communications

Bell Palsy and Herpes Simplex Virus: Identification of Viral DNA in Endoneurial Fluid and Muscle

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Shingo Murakami, MD; Mutsuhiko Mizobuchi, MD; Yuki Nakashiro, MD; Takashi Doi, MD; Naohito Hato, MD; and Naoaki Yanagihara, MD

Topics: polymerase chain reaction, simplexvirus, bell palsy, dna, viral, human herpesvirus 1

Ann Intern Med. 1996;124(1_Part_1):27-30. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-124-1_Part_1-199601010-00005

Hepatitis C Virus Genotype Analysis in Patients with Type II Mixed Cryoglobulinemia

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Anna Linda Zignego, MD, PhD; Clodoveo Ferri, MD; Carlo Giannini, BS; Monica Monti, PhD; Luca La Civita, MD; Grazia Careccia, BS; Giovanni Longombardo, BS; Francesco Lombardini, MD; Stefano Bombardieri, MD; and Paolo Gentilini, MD

Topics: mixed cryoglobulinemia, hepatitis c virus genotype determination

Ann Intern Med. 1996;124(1_Part_1):31-34. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-124-1_Part_1-199601010-00006

Reviews

Impaired Exercise Tolerance in Hypertensive Patients

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Pitt O. Lim, MBBS, MRCP(UK), DGM; Robert J. MacFadyen, BSc, MD, PhD, MRCP(UK); Peter B.M. Clarkson, MS, ChB, MRCP(UK); and Thomas M. MacDonald, BSc, MD, FRCP(Ed)

Topics: hypertension, blood pressure, exercise, exercise tolerance

Ann Intern Med. 1996;124(1_Part_1):41-55. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-124-1_Part_1-199601010-00008

Updates

Adult Immunizations

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Pierce Gardner, MD; Theodore Eickhoff, MD; Gregory A. Poland, MD; Peter Gross, MD; Marie Griffin, MD; F. Marc LaForce, MD; William Schaffner, MD; and Raymond Strikas, MD

Topics: chickenpox, adult immunization, enteric fever, hepatitis a vaccine, chickenpox vaccine, vaccines

Ann Intern Med. 1996;124(1_Part_1):35-40. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-124-1_Part_1-199601010-00007

Ideas and Opinions

Medical Heuristics: The Silent Adjudicators of Clinical Practice

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Clement J. McDonald, MD

Topics: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, antibiotics, antihypertensive agents, myocardial infarction, propranolol, metoprolol, diuretics, magnetic ...

Ann Intern Med. 1996;124(1_Part_1):56-62. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-124-1_Part_1-199601010-00009

Editorials

Herpes Simplex Virus and Bell Palsy

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J. Richard Baringer, MD

Topics: simplexvirus, bell palsy

Ann Intern Med. 1996;124(1_Part_1):63-65. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-124-1_Part_1-199601010-00010

Control, Complications, Confidence: The Regenstrief Conference on the Risks and Benefits of Intensive Management in NIDDM

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Frank Davidoff, MD, Editor

Topics: diabetes mellitus, type 2

Ann Intern Med. 1996;124(1_Part_1):65-66. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-124-1_Part_1-199601010-00011

Annals Now and Then

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Frank Davidoff, MD, Editor

Topics: conflict of interest, blood pressure, hormone, esthetics, food chain, logic, economics, foot, ...

Ann Intern Med. 1996;124(1_Part_1):67-68. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-124-1_Part_1-199601010-00012

On Being a Doctor

Peak of the Season

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Muhammed Ali Pate, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1996;124(1_Part_1):69. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-124-1_Part_1-199601010-00013

Letters

Hepatic Hepatitis C Virus RNA in Chronic Hepatitis C

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Antonio Craxi, MD; Vito Di Marco, MD; and Piero L. Almasio, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1996;124(1_Part_1):72. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-124-1_Part_1-199601010-00016

Hepatic Hepatitis C Virus RNA in Chronic Hepatitis C

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Michiko Shindo, MD, PhD; and Tadao Okuno, MD, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 1996;124(1_Part_1):72. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-124-1_Part_1-199601010-00017

Folic Acid and Methotrexate in Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Bernard A. Cooper, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1996;124(1_Part_1):73. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-124-1_Part_1-199601010-00018

Folic Acid and Methotrexate in Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Arthur Kavanaugh, MD; and Denise Kavanaugh, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1996;124(1_Part_1):73. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-124-1_Part_1-199601010-00019

Folic Acid and Methotrexate in Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Jeffrey B. Shiroky, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1996;124(1_Part_1):73-74. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-124-1_Part_1-199601010-00020

Folic Acid and Methotrexate in Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Sarah L. Morgan, MD, RD; Jeannette Y. Lee, PhD; and Graciela S. Alarcon, MD, MPH

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Ann Intern Med. 1996;124(1_Part_1):74. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-124-1_Part_1-199601010-00021

Increase in Serum Free Thyroxine Levels Related to Intravenous Heparin Treatment

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Rita Jain, MD; and Harry L. Uy, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1996;124(1_Part_1):74-75. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-124-1_Part_1-199601010-00022