Annals of Internal Medicine

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15 August 1996, Vol. 125. No. 4

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Articles

Clinical and Epidemiologic Features of Primary HIV Infection

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Timothy Schacker, MD; Ann C. Collier, MD; James Hughes, PhD; Theresa Shea, PAC; and Lawrence Corey, MD

Topics: hiv, hiv seropositivity, hiv infection, primary, hiv infection, genital system

Ann Intern Med. 1996;125(4):257-264. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-125-4-199608150-00001

Reduced Response to Activated Protein C Is Associated with Increased Risk for Cerebrovascular Disease

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Johanna G. van der Bom, MD; Michiel L. Bots, MD, PhD; Frits Haverkate, PhD; P. Eline Slagboom, PhD; Piet Meijer, BSc; Paulus T.V.M. de Jong, MD, PhD; Albert Hofman, MD, PhD; Diederick E. Grobbee, MD, PhD; and Cornelis Kluft, PhD

Topics: myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular disorders, mutation, factor v, activated protein c

Ann Intern Med. 1996;125(4):265-269. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-125-4-199608150-00002

Safety and Immunogenicity of a Candidate HIV-1 Vaccine in Healthy Adults: Recombinant Glycoprotein (rgp) 120: A Randomized, Double-Blind Trial

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Barney S. Graham, MD, PhD; Michael C. Keefer, MD; M. Juliana McElrath, MD, PhD; Geoffrey J. Gorse, MD; David H. Schwartz, MD; Kent Weinhold, PhD; Thomas J. Matthews, PhD; Joy R. Esterlitz, MS; Faruk Sinangil, PhD; Patricia E. Fast, MD, PhD, and the NIAID AIDS Vaccine Evaluation Group*

Topics: glycoprotein, double-blind method, hiv envelope protein gp120, hiv-1, safety, vaccination, vaccines

Ann Intern Med. 1996;125(4):270-279. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-125-4-199608150-00003

Self-Assessment of Tuberculin Skin Test Reactions by New York City Firefighters: Reliability and Cost-Effectiveness in an Occupational Health Care Setting

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David J. Prezant, MD; Kerry J. Kelly, MD; Manoj L. Karwa, MD; and Kathryn Kavanagh, BS

Topics: cost effectiveness, new york city, occupational health services, self assessment (psychology), hypersensitivity ...

Ann Intern Med. 1996;125(4):280-283. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-125-4-199608150-00004

Factors Associated with Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders: Patients' Preferences, Prognoses, and Physicians' Judgments

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Rosemarie B. Hakim, PhD; Joan M. Teno, MD; Frank E. Harrell Jr., PhD; William A. Knaus, MD; Neil Wenger, MD; Russell S. Phillips, MD; Peter Layde, MD; Robert Califf, MD; Alfred F. Connors Jr., MD; Joanne Lynn, MD, SUPPORT Investigators*

Topics: cardiopulmonary resuscitation, judgment, do-not-resuscitate orders

Ann Intern Med. 1996;125(4):284-293. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-125-4-199608150-00005

Brief Communications

Splenectomy Done during Hematologic Remission To Prevent Relapse in Patients with Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

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Mark A. Crowther, MD; Nancy Heddle, MSc, ART; Catherine P.M. Hayward, MD, PhD; Theodore Warkentin, MD; and John G. Kelton, MD

Topics: thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, splenectomy, hematology

Ann Intern Med. 1996;125(4):294-296. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-125-4-199608150-00006

Formation of Antibodies to Factor VIII in Patients with Hemophilia A Who Are Treated with Interferon for Chronic Hepatitis C

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Eveline P. Mauser-Bunschoten, MD, PhD; Marjolein Damen, MD; Henk W. Reesink, MD, PhD; Goris Roosendaal, MD; Robert A.F.M. Chamuleau, MD, PhD; and H. Marijke van den Berg, MD, PhD

Topics: hepatitis c, chronic, hemophilia a, factor viii, interferons, antibodies

Ann Intern Med. 1996;125(4):297-299. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-125-4-199608150-00007

The Urinary Metanephrine-to-Creatinine Ratio for the Diagnosis of Pheochromocytoma

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Emmanuel Heron, MD; Gilles Chatellier, MD; Eliane Billaud, PhD; Emmanuelle Foos, PhD; and Pierre-Francois Plouin, MD

Topics: pheochromocytoma, creatinine, urinary tract, metanephrine

Ann Intern Med. 1996;125(4):300-303. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-125-4-199608150-00008

Reviews

Diabetic and Hypertensive Heart Disease

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Ehud Grossman, MD; and Franz H. Messerli, MD

Topics: myocardial ischemia, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cardiomyopathy, diabetes mellitus, type 2, hypertension and ...

Ann Intern Med. 1996;125(4):304-310. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-125-4-199608150-00009

Atrial Fibrillation: Restoration and Maintenance of Sinus Rhythm and Indications for Anticoagulation Therapy

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Houtan Golzari, MD; Randall D. Cebul, MD; and Robert C. Bahler, MD

Topics: anticoagulation, atrial fibrillation, electric countershock, sinus rhythm

Ann Intern Med. 1996;125(4):311-323. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-125-4-199608150-00010

Position Papers

Medical Savings Accounts

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American College of Physicians

Topics: insurance, health insurance, medical savings accounts, specific autoantibodies seen in polymyositis or ...

Ann Intern Med. 1996;125(4):333-340. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-125-4-199608150-00013

Abroad

Heterosexual Transmission of HIV in Haiti

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Marie-Marcelle Deschamps, MD; Jean William Pape, MD; Alice Hafner, MS; and Warren D. Johnson, Jr, MD

Topics: hiv, counseling, haiti, heterosexuality, hiv seropositivity, sex behavior, sexually transmitted diseases, hiv ...

Ann Intern Med. 1996;125(4):324-330. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-125-4-199608150-00011

Editorials

Plasma or Urinary Metanephrines for the Diagnosis of Pheochromocytoma? That Is the Question

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Emmanuel L. Bravo, MD

Topics: pheochromocytoma, plasma, metanephrines measurement, total, urine

Ann Intern Med. 1996;125(4):331-332. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-125-4-199608150-00012

On Being a Doctor

The Longest House Call

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Arthur M. Fournier, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1996;125(4):341-342. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-125-4-199608150-00015

Letters

Extrahepatic Manifestations of Hepatitis C Virus Infection

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C. Ferri, MD; L. La Civita, MD; and A.L. Zignego, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1996;125(4):344. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-125-4-199608150-00017

Extrahepatic Manifestations of Hepatitis C Virus Infection

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Jose Luis Perez-Castrillon, MD; and Miguel Martin-Luguero, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1996;125(4):344-345. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-125-4-199608150-00018

Extrahepatic Manifestations of Hepatitis C Virus Infection

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Tjaard U. Hoogenraad, MD; Gerard H. Jansen, MD; and Jan van Hattum, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1996;125(4):345. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-125-4-199608150-00019

Extrahepatic Manifestations of Hepatitis C Virus Infection

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Jean Marc Durand, MD; Gilles Kaplanski, MD; and Jacques Soubeyrand, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1996;125(4):345. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-125-4-199608150-00020

Extrahepatic Manifestations of Hepatitis C Virus Infection

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Jeffrey L. Pollock, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1996;125(4):345. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-125-4-199608150-00021

Extrahepatic Manifestations of Hepatitis C Virus Infection

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Francesco Turturro, MD; Denise M. Tritz, MD; and Michael Doukas, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1996;125(4):345-346. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-125-4-199608150-00022

Extrahepatic Manifestations of Hepatitis C Virus Infection

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Subhash C. Gumber, MD, PhD; and Sanjiv Chopra, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1996;125(4):346. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-125-4-199608150-00023