Annals of Internal Medicine

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15 October 1997, Vol. 127. No. 8_Part_1

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Articles

A Predictive Morphometric Model for the Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

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Clete A. Kushida, MD, PhD; Bradley Efron, PhD; and Christian Guilleminault, MD

Topics: obstructive sleep apnea

Ann Intern Med. 1997;127(8_Part_1):581-587. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-127-8_Part_1-199710150-00001

Efficacy of Automatic Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy That Uses an Estimated Required Pressure in the Treatment of the Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

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Frederic Series, MD; and Isabelle Marc, MD

Topics: obstructive sleep apnea, continuous positive airway pressure

Ann Intern Med. 1997;127(8_Part_1):588-595. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-127-8_Part_1-199710150-00002

Use of Low-Dose Oral Contraceptives and Stroke in Young Women

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Stephen M. Schwartz, PhD, MPH; David S. Siscovick, MD, MPH; W.T. Longstreth Jr., MD, MPH; Bruce M. Psaty, MD, PhD, MPH; R. Kevin Beverly, MS; T.E. Raghunathan, PhD; Danyu Lin, PhD; and Thomas D. Koepsell, MD, MPH

Topics: cerebrovascular accident, oral contraceptives, women

Ann Intern Med. 1997;127(8_Part_1):596-603. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-127-8_Part_1-199710150-00003

Endoscopic Ultrasonography, Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy Guided by Endoscopic Ultrasonography, and Computed Tomography in the Preoperative Staging of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Comparison Study

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Frank G. Gress, MD; Thomas J. Savides, MD; Alan Sandler, MD; Kenneth Kesler, MD; Dewey Conces, MD; Oscar Cummings, MD; Praveen Mathur, MD; Steven Ikenberry, MD; Sandy Bilderback, RN; and Robert Hawes, MD

Topics: ultrasonography, computed tomography, biopsy, fine needle biopsy, non-small-cell lung carcinoma, lymph nodes, ...

Ann Intern Med. 1997;127(8_Part_1):604-612. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-127-8_Part_1-199710150-00004

Brief Communications

Granulomatous Disease in Common Variable Immunodeficiency

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Laura J. Mechanic, MD; Steven Dikman, MD; and Charlotte Cunnigham-Rundles, MD, PhD

Topics: granulomatous disorder, common variable hypogammaglobulinemia, granuloma

Ann Intern Med. 1997;127(8_Part_1):613-617. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-127-8_Part_1-199710150-00005

Peripheral Nerves Regenerated in Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy after Liver Transplantation

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Shu-ichi Ikeda, MD; Yo-ichi Takei, MD; Nobuo Yanagisawa, MD; Hidetoshi Matsunami, MD; Yasuhiko Hashikura, MD; Toshihiko Ikegami, MD; and Seiji Kawasaki, MD

Topics: amyloid neuropathies, familial, liver transplantation, peripheral nerves, transplantation

Ann Intern Med. 1997;127(8_Part_1):618-620. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-127-8_Part_1-199710150-00006

Reviews

HLA-B27-Associated Cardiac Disease

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Lennart Bergfeldt, MD, PhD

Topics: aortic valve insufficiency, heart diseases, ankylosing spondylitis, human leukocyte antigens, hla-b27 antigen ...

Ann Intern Med. 1997;127(8_Part_1):621-629. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-127-8_Part_1-199710150-00007

Ideas and Opinions

The Generalist/Cardiovascular Specialist: A Proposal for a New Training Track

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Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD; and Ira S. Nash, MD

Topics: cardiovascular diseases, cardiovascular system

Ann Intern Med. 1997;127(8_Part_1):630-634. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-127-8_Part_1-199710150-00008

The Cunning Man

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Robertson Davies

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;127(8_Part_1):634. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-127-8_Part_1-199710150-00009

History of Medicine

Smallpox: The Triumph over the Most Terrible of the Ministers of Death

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Nicolau Barquet, MD; and Pere Domingo, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;127(8_Part_1):635-642. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-127-8_Part_1-199710150-00010

Editorials

Tissue Is the Issue: Is Endoscopic Ultrasonography with or without Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy in the Staging of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer an Advance?

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Peter White Jr., MD; and David S. Ettinger, MD

Topics: biopsy, fine needle biopsy, non-small-cell lung carcinoma, endoscopic ultrasound

Ann Intern Med. 1997;127(8_Part_1):643-645. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-127-8_Part_1-199710150-00011

Coming to Grips with Large Databases

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Christine Laine, MD, Deputy Editor

Topics: myocardial infarction, acute, aspirin, coronary artery bypass surgery, cardiac surgery procedures, benzodiazepines, ...

Ann Intern Med. 1997;127(8_Part_1):645-647. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-127-8_Part_1-199710150-00012

“The Days of Giants”

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Henry L. Mencken

Topics: anesthetics, fishes, hospitals, veterans, materia medica, mercury, societies, medical, wine, opium, quinine, ...

Ann Intern Med. 1997;127(8_Part_1):647. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-127-8_Part_1-199710150-00013

On Being a Doctor

The Prison Patient

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Matthew D.S. Klein, MD

Includes: Audio/Video

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;127(8_Part_1):648-649. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-127-8_Part_1-199710150-00014

Letters

Transesophageal Echocardiography-Guided Cardioversion: Going for Broke?

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Allan L. Klein, MD; R. Daniel Murray, PhD; and Richard A. Grimm, DO

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;127(8_Part_1):652. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-127-8_Part_1-199710150-00017

Transesophageal Echocardiography-Guided Cardioversion: Going for Broke?

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Eric N. Prystowsky, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;127(8_Part_1):652-653. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-127-8_Part_1-199710150-00018

Amiodarone and Thyroid Function

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M. Luisa Isidro; Rosa Argueso; and Fernando Cordido

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;127(8_Part_1):653. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-127-8_Part_1-199710150-00019

Amiodarone and Thyroid Function

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James R. Biddle, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;127(8_Part_1):653. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-127-8_Part_1-199710150-00020

Amiodarone and Thyroid Function

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Kishore J. Harjai, MD; and Angelo A. Licata, MD, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;127(8_Part_1):653. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-127-8_Part_1-199710150-00021

Depression and Primary Care

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Harold Alan Pincus, MD; and Herbert Sacks, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;127(8_Part_1):654. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-127-8_Part_1-199710150-00022

Depression and Primary Care

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Kurt Kroenke, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1997;127(8_Part_1):654. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-127-8_Part_1-199710150-00023