Annals of Internal Medicine

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3 August 1999, Vol. 131. No. 3

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Articles

Social Disengagement and Incident Cognitive Decline in Community-Dwelling Elderly Persons

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Shari S. Bassuk, ScD; Thomas A. Glass, PhD; and Lisa F. Berkman, PhD

Topics: cognitive impairment, elderly

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(3):165-173. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-3-199908030-00002

Interferon Therapy Reduces the Risk for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: National Surveillance Program of Cirrhotic and Noncirrhotic Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C in Japan

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Haruhiko Yoshida, MD; Yasushi Shiratori, MD; Mitsuhiko Moriyama, MD; Yasuyuki Arakawa, MD; Tatsuya Ide, MD; Michio Sata, MD; Osami Inoue, MD; Michitami Yano, MD; Motohiko Tanaka, MD; Shigetoshi Fujiyama, MD; Shuhei Nishiguchi, MD; Tetsuo Kuroki, MD; Fumio Imazeki, MD; Osamu Yokosuka, MD; Shingo Kinoyama, MD; Gotaro Yamada, MD; Masao Omata, MD, IHIT Study Group

Topics: hepatitis c, chronic, carcinoma, hepatocellular, interferons, human leukocyte interferon

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(3):174-181. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-3-199908030-00003

Effects of Metformin in Patients with Poorly Controlled, Insulin-Treated Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

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Larissa Avilés-Santa, MD; Joyce Sinding, MSN, RN; and Philip Raskin, MD

Topics: metformin, diabetes mellitus, type 2, double-blind method, insulin, glucose control

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(3):182-188. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-3-199908030-00004

Brief Communications

Risk for Colorectal Cancer after Gynecologic Cancer

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David S. Weinberg, MD, MSc; Craig J. Newschaffer, PhD; and Allan Topham, BA

Topics: colorectal cancer, endometrial cancer, women, ovarian cancer, gynecologic cancer

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(3):189-193. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-3-199908030-00005

The Will To Live among HIV-Infected Patients

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Joel Tsevat, MD, MPH; Susan N. Sherman, DPA; Judith A. McElwee, RN; Karen L. Mandell, PharmD; Loretta A. Simbartl, MS; Frank A. Sonnenberg, MD; and Floyd J. Fowler Jr., PhD

Topics: hiv, spirituality

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(3):194-198. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-3-199908030-00006

Reviews

Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia: Biology and Therapy

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Stefan Faderl, MD; Moshe Talpaz, MD; Zeev Estrov, MD; and Hagop M. Kantarjian, MD

Topics: leukemia, myelocytic, chronic, stem cells, hematopoietic stem cells, interferons, transplantation

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(3):207-219. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-3-199908030-00008

Editorials

Can Social Engagement Prevent Cognitive Decline in Old Age?

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Mary N. Haan, MPH, DrPH

Topics: cognitive impairment, elderly

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(3):220-221. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-3-199908030-00009

On Being a Doctor

Doctors' Daughter

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Julia E. McMurray, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(3):222-224. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-3-199908030-00010

On Being a Patient

The Medical Student as Patient

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Alison S. Clay, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(3):225-226. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-3-199908030-00012

Letters

Prediction Rule for Renal Artery Stenosis

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Michael Bloch, MD; Samuel Mann, MD; and Thomas Pickering, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(3):227. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-3-199908030-00013

Prediction Rule for Renal Artery Stenosis

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Eugene J. Fine, MD; and M. Donald Blaufox, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(3):227-228. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-3-199908030-00014

Prediction Rule for Renal Artery Stenosis

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Vijay Rajput, MD; and Faddel Nammour, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(3):228. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-3-199908030-00015

Prediction Rule for Renal Artery Stenosis

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S.J.C.M.M. Neggers, MD; and J. van der Meulen, MD, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(3):228. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-3-199908030-00016

Prediction Rule for Renal Artery Stenosis

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Pieta Krijnen, MSc; Ewout W. Steyerberg, PhD; and Brigit C. van Jaarsveld, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(3):228. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-3-199908030-00017