Annals of Internal Medicine

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15 March 1998, Vol. 128. No. 6

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The Relation of Physical Activity to Risk for Symptomatic Gallstone Disease in Men

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Michael F. Leitzmann, MD, MPH; Edward L. Giovannucci, MD, ScD; Eric B. Rimm, ScD; Meir J. Stampfer, MD, DrPH; Donna Spiegelman, ScD; Alvin L. Wing, MBA; and Walter C. Willett, MD, DrPH

Topics: physical activity, cholelithiasis

Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):417-425. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00001

Unfavorable Effects of Passive Smoking on Aortic Function in Men

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Christodoulos Stefanadis, MD; Charalambos Vlachopoulos, MD; Eleftherios Tsiamis, MD; Leonidas Diamantopoulos, MD; Konstantinos Toutouzas, MD; Nikos Giatrakos, MD; Sophia Vaina, MD; Dorothea Tsekoura, MD; and Pavlos Toutouzas, MD

Topics: aorta, smoking, passive smoking

Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):426-434. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00002

Awkward Moments in Patient-Physician Communication about HIV Risk

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Ronald M. Epstein, MD; Diane S. Morse, MD; Richard M. Frankel, PhD; Lisabeth Frarey, BA; Kathryn Anderson, MA; and Howard B. Beckman, MD

Topics: physician-patient relations, hiv

Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):435-442. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00003

Thalidomide in the Treatment of the Mucocutaneous Lesions of the Behcet Syndrome: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

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Vedat Hamuryudan, MD; Cem Mat, MD; Sebahattin Saip, MD; Yilmaz Ozyazgan, MD; Aksel Siva, MD; Sebahattin Yurdakul, MD; Kai Zwingenberger, MD; and Hasan Yazici, MD

Topics: behcet syndrome, double-blind method, thalidomide

Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):443-450. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00004

Brief Communications

Standardized Hemodialysis Prescriptions Promote Inadequate Treatment in Patients with Large Body Mass

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Onyekachi Ifudu, MBBS, MSc; Joan D. Mayers, BSN, CNN, MSN; Jocelyn J. Matthew, RN, MS; Antoinette M. Fowler, BSN; Peter Homel, PhD; and Eli A. Friedman, MD

Topics: hemodialysis, urea

Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):451-454. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00005

Response of Lymphoepithelial Parotid Cysts to Antiretroviral Treatment in HIV-Infected Adults

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Donald E. Craven, MD; Robert A. Duncan, MD, MPH; John R. Stram, MD; Carl J. O'Hara, MD; Kathleen A. Steger, RN, MPH; Kristin Jhamb, MD; and Lisa R. Hirschhorn, MD, MPH

Topics: hiv, antiretroviral therapy, highly active, cyst, hiv infection, anti-retroviral agents, parotid cyst ...

Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):455-459. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00006

Reviews

Epidemiology of Oral Contraceptives and Cardiovascular Disease

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Lisa Chasan-Taber, ScD; and Meir J. Stampfer, MD

Topics: progestins, cardiovascular diseases, oral contraceptives

Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):467-477. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00008

Academia and the Profession

Building Measurement and Data Collection into Medical Practice

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Eugene C. Nelson, DSc, MPH; Mark E. Splaine, MD, MS; Paul B. Batalden, MD; and Stephen K. Plume, MD

Topics: antibiotics, client satisfaction, urinary tract infection, data display, nurses, physician's role, telephone, ...

Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):460-466. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00007

Ideas and Opinions

Cholesterol and Violence: Is There a Connection?

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Beatrice A. Golomb, MD, PhD

Topics: cholesterol, violence, cholesterol measurement test

Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):478-487. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00009

History of Medicine

Introduction of the Blood Pressure Cuff into U.S. Medical Practice: Technology and Skilled Practice

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Christopher W. Crenner, MD, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):488-493. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00010

Editorials

Behcet Disease and the Emergence of Thalidomide

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George E. Ehrlich, MD

Topics: behcet syndrome, thalidomide

Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):494-495. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00011

Medicine and Commerce. 1: Is Managed Care a “Monstrous Hybrid”?

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Frank Davidoff, MD, Editor

Topics: commerce, legal guardians, managed care programs

Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):496-499. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00012

On Being a Doctor

The Coding Audit

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Joan Sumkin, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):502. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00014

On Being a Patient

Venus on the Right

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William G. Porter, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):500-501. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00013

Letters

Monitoring Warfarin Therapy in Patients with Lupus Anticoagulants

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Arumugam Manoharan, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):504. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00016

Monitoring Warfarin Therapy in Patients with Lupus Anticoagulants

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Armando D'Angelo, MD; Patrizia Della Valle, PhD; and Luciano Crippa, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):504. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00017

Monitoring Warfarin Therapy in Patients with Lupus Anticoagulants

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Stephan Moll, MD; and Thomas L. Ortel, MD, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):504-505. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00018

Intravenous Amiodarone for Arrhythmia Management

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Amir Halkin, MD; and Oren Shibolet, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):505. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00019

Intravenous Amiodarone for Arrhythmia Management

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Ruey J. Sung, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):505. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00020

Ki-Lymphoma and Interleukin-6

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Ichiro Kubonishi, MD; Hisanori Machida, MD; and Isao Miyoshi, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):506. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00021

Ki-Lymphoma and Interleukin-6

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Razelle Kurzrock, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):506-507. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00022

Ethnic Variation in Response to Alcohol

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Tamara L. Wall, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):507. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00023

Ethnic Variation in Response to Alcohol

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Mark D. Shriver, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):507. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00024

Bone Density and Vitamin D Intoxication

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Barbara B. Sterkel, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):507. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00025

Bone Density and Vitamin D Intoxication

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Malachi J. McKenna, MD; and Rosemarie Freaney, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):507-508. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00026

Bone Density and Vitamin D Intoxication

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John S. Adams, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):508. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00027

Relation between PAI-1 Gene Locus Polymorphism and Family History of Coronary Artery Disease

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Maurizio Margaglione, MD; Elvira Grandone; and Giovanni Di Minno

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Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):508-509. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00028

Infectious Mononucleosis Presenting with Cholestatic Liver Disease

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Charles N. Bernstein, MD; and Gerald Y. Minuk, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):509. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00029

Improving Palliative Care

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Faith T. Fitzgerald, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):509-510. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00030

Improving Palliative Care

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Diane E. Meier, MD; R. Sean Morrison, MD; and Christine K. Cassel, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):510. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00031

Confidentiality and Electronic Medical Records

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John Roberts, MT; Sheila R. Decter, MA; and Denise Nagel, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):510. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00032

Confidentiality and Electronic Medical Records

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David M. Rind, MD; Peter Szolovits, PhD; and Isaac S. Kohane, MD, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):510-511. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00033

Preservation of the Chief Medical Residency

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Lawrence Loo, MD; and James Couperus, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):511. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00034

Correction: Adenosine-Induced Atrial Arrhythmia

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Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):511. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00035

Medical Writings

The Medical Interview: Mastering Skills for Clinical Practice

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Robert E. Rakel, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):512. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00036

ABC of Healthy Travel

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Nancy E. Neff, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):512. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00037

Currents

Is HIV Prophylaxis Effective for Sexual Exposures?

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Cori Vanchieri

Topics: exposure, hiv postexposure prophylaxis, hiv prevention

Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):513-514. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00038

U.S. Dialysis Survival Strategy

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Carol Cruzan Morton

Topics: hemodialysis, dialysis procedure, kidney

Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):514-516. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00039

News Note

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Topics: hiv, exposure, hepatitis, health personnel, hotlines, needlestick injuries

Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):516. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00040

Ad Libitum

Cemetery at Terlingua

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James E. Kreisle Sr., MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(6):503. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00015

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