Annals of Internal Medicine

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1 March 1997, Vol. 126. No. 5

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Articles

Cost-Effectiveness of Screening for Carotid Stenosis in Asymptomatic Persons

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Tina T. Lee, MD; Neil A. Solomon, MD; Paul A. Heidenreich, MD; John Oehlert, MS; and Alan M. Garber, MD, PhD

Topics: endarterectomy, endarterectomy, carotid, carotid stenosis, cerebrovascular accident, ischemic stroke, cost-effectiveness analysis

Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):337-346. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00001

Predictions of Hospital Mortality Rates: A Comparison of Data Sources

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Michael Pine, MD, MBA; Marija Norusis, PhD, MPH; Barbara Jones, MA; and Gary E. Rosenthal, MD

Topics: myocardial infarction, acute, medical record, device, cerebrovascular accident, congestive heart failure, hospital ...

Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):347-354. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00002

Clinical Efficacy of Monotherapy with Stavudine Compared with Zidovudine in HIV-Infected, Zidovudine-Experienced Patients: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial

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Spotswood L. Spruance, MD; Andrew T. Pavia, MD; John W. Mellors, MD; Robert Murphy, MD; Joseph Gathe Jr., MD; Edward Stool, MD; Joseph G. Jemsek, MD; Pierre Dellamonica, MD; Anne Cross, PhD; and Lisa Dunkle, MD

Topics: hiv, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, cd4 count determination procedure, double-blind method, stavudine, zidovudine, ...

Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):355-363. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00003

Transdermal Nicotine for Mildly to Moderately Active Ulcerative Colitis: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

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William J. Sandborn, MD; William J. Tremaine, MD; Kenneth P. Offord, MS; George M. Lawson, PhD; Bret T. Petersen, MD; Kenneth P. Batts, MD; Ivana T. Croghan, PhD; Lowell C. Dale, MD; Darrell R. Schroeder, MS; and Richard D. Hurt, MD

Topics: nicotine, nicotine patches, ulcerative colitis, cotinine, double-blind method, plasma

Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):364-371. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00004

Brief Communications

Moderate Alcohol Consumption and Risk for Angina Pectoris or Myocardial Infarction in U.S. Male Physicians

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Carlos A. Camargo Jr., MD; Meir J. Stampfer, MD; Robert J. Glynn, ScD; Francine Grodstein, ScD; J. Michael Gaziano, MD; JoAnn E. Manson, MD; Julie E. Buring, ScD; and Charles H. Hennekens, MD

Topics: angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, moderate drinking

Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):372-375. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00005

Reviews

Can Clinical Interventions Change Care at the End of Life?

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Laura C. Hanson, MD, MPH; James A. Tulsky, MD; and Marion Danis, MD

Topics: end-of-life care, patient preferences

Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):381-388. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00007

AIDS in the World II: Global Dimensions, Social Roots, and Responses

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Topics: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):415. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00026

Complementary Medicine: An Integrated Approach

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Topics: complementary therapies

Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):415. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00027

Risk Management: Health and Safety in Primary Care

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Topics: primary health care, risk management, safety

Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):416. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00028

Making Sense of Advance Directives

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Topics: advance directives

Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):416. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00029

Position Papers

CLINICAL GUIDELINE: PART 1: Early Detection of Prostate Cancer: Part I: Prior Probability and Effectiveness of Tests

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Christopher M. Coley, MD; Michael J. Barry, MD; Craig Fleming, MD; and Albert G. Mulley, MD, MPP

Topics: ultrasonography, biopsy, cancer, biopsy, needle, prostate-specific antigen, neoplasms, prostate, prostate cancer, clinical ...

Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):394-406. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00010

Academia and the Profession

Systematic Reviews: Synthesis of Best Evidence for Clinical Decisions

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Deborah J. Cook, MD, MSc; Cynthia D. Mulrow, MD, MSc; and R. Brian Haynes, MD, PhD

Topics: decision making, health care decision making, medical literature, narrative review

Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):376-380. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00006

Editorials

Systematic Reviews: Critical Links in the Great Chain of Evidence

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Cynthia D. Mulrow, MD, MSc; Deborah J. Cook, MD, MSc; and Frank Davidoff, MD, Editor

Topics: frustration, genome, human, hospitals, hospitals, veterans, internal medicine, molecular biology, personal satisfaction, ...

Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):389-391. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00008

How Much Are We Willing To Pay for Information about Quality of Care

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Lisa I. Iezzoni, MD, MSc

Topics: quality of care

Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):391-393. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00009

Letters

Comparison of Oral Agents for Treatment of Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia

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Mark A. Perazella, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):407. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00011

Comparison of Oral Agents for Treatment of Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia

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Sharon Safrin, MD; and Dianne Finkelstein, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):407-408. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00012

Treatment of Erythema Migrans

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Jeffrey J. Collins, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):408. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00013

Treatment of Erythema Migrans

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Michael A. Patmas, MD, MS

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):408. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00014

Treatment of Erythema Migrans

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Benjamin J. Luft, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):408-409. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00015

Mitoxantrone-Induced Bradycardia

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Mustafa Benekli, MD; Ayse Kars, MD; and Nilufer Guler, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):409. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00016

Treatment of Cyclosporine-Induced Gingival Hypertrophy

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Emanuela Cecchin, MD; Fabrizia Zanello, MD; and Sergio De Marchi, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):409-410. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00017

Stuttering Caused by Gabapentin

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Mehran Nissani, MD; and Eduard A. Sanchez, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):410. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00018

Chronic Renal Failure after Ingestion of Over-the-Counter Chromium Picolinate

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Walter G. Wasser, MD; Nathaniel S. Feldman, MD; and Vivette D. D'Agati, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):410. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00019

Hepatitis C: Risk of a Haircut

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Norman Gitlin, MD; Frederick S. Nolte, MD; and Michael Weiss, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):410-411. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00020

Recommendations for Reporting Clinical Trials

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Thomas A. Marciniak, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):411. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00021

Recommendations for Reporting Clinical Trials

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Susan Eastwood, ELS(D)

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):411. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00022

Abortion and the Internist

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Kenneth J. Simcic, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):411. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00023

Abortion and the Internist

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Roberta B. Ness, MD, MPH; and Jeane Ann Grisso, MD, MSc

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):411. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00024

Medical Writings

A Physician's Hamlet

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John F. Burnum, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(5):412-414. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00025

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