Annals of Internal Medicine

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7 September 1999, Vol. 131. No. 5

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Nonfasting Plasma Total Homocysteine Level and Mortality in Middle-Aged and Elderly Men and Women in Jerusalem

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Jeremy D. Kark, MD, PhD; Jacob Selhub, PhD; Bella Adler, MA; Jaime Gofin, MD, MPH; Joseph H. Abramson, MB, BCh; Gideon Friedman, MD; and Irwin H. Rosenberg, MD

Topics: homocysteine, plasma, women, elderly

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(5):321-330. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00002

Serum Total Homocysteine Concentrations in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1991–1994): Population Reference Ranges and Contribution of Vitamin Status to High Serum Concentrations FREE

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Jacob Selhub, PhD; Paul F. Jacques, ScD; Irwin H. Rosenberg, MD; Gail Rogers, BA; Barbara A. Bowman, PhD; Elaine W. Gunter, MT; Jacqueline D. Wright, MPH; and Clifford L. Johnson, MSPH

Topics: homocysteine, folic acid, reference values, vitamins, science of nutrition, vitamin b12

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(5):331-339. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00003

Prospective Evaluation of Risk Factors for Bloodstream Infection in Patients Receiving Home Infusion Therapy FREE

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Jerome I. Tokars, MD, MPH; Susan T. Cookson, MD; Margaret A. McArthur, RN; Cindy L. Boyer, RN, MSN; Allison J. McGeer, MSc, MD, FRCPC; and William R. Jarvis, MD

Topics: home infusion therapy, catheter device, bloodstream infection

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(5):340-347. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00004

Brief Communications

Normalization of Hyperhomocysteinemia with L-thyroxine in Hypothyroidism

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Wiam I. Hussein, MD; Ralph Green, MD; Donald W. Jacobsen, PhD; and Charles Faiman, MD

Topics: hypothyroidism, homocysteine, hyperhomocysteinemia, thyroxine

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(5):348-351. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00005

Nonfasting Plasma Total Homocysteine Levels and Stroke Incidence in Elderly Persons: The Framingham Study

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Andrew G. Bostom, MD, MS; Irwin H. Rosenberg, MD; Halit Silbershatz, PhD; Paul F. Jacques, ScD; Jacob Selhub, PhD; Ralph B. D'Agostino, PhD; Peter W.F. Wilson, MD; and Philip A. Wolf, MD

Topics: homocysteine, cerebrovascular accident, ischemic stroke, plasma, elderly

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(5):352-355. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00006

Reviews

Homocyst(e)ine and Cardiovascular Disease: A Critical Review of the Epidemiologic Evidence

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John W. Eikelboom, MBBS, FRACP; Eva Lonn, MD, FRCPC; Jacques Genest Jr., MD, FRCPC; Graeme Hankey, MBBS, MD, FRCP, FRCP(Edin), FRACP; and Salim Yusuf, MBBS, DPhil, FRCPC

Topics: atherosclerosis, homocysteine, cardiovascular diseases, cardiovascular disease risk factors, diet, folic acid, plasma, ...

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(5):363-375. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00008

Potential New Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, Homocysteine, Lipoprotein(a), Triglycerides, Oxidative Stress, and Fibrinogen

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Kishore J. Harjai, MBBS

Topics: oxidative stress, triglycerides, lipoproteins, homocysteine, fibrinogen, cardiovascular diseases, hyperhomocysteinemia, cardiovascular disease risk ...

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(5):376-386. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00009

Editorials

Homocysteine in Health and Disease

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Ian Graham, FRCPI, FCCP

Topics: homocysteine

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(5):387-388. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00010

Medical Writings Revisited

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David R. Goldmann, MD

The turn of the millennium will mark the end of the third year of the Medical Writings section in Annals. How successful has this section been, and what lies ahead for it?

Topics: writing

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(5):389-390. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00011

Letters

Dietary Vitamin A Intake and Risk for Hip Fracture

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Gunner Sigurdsson, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(5):392. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00013

Dietary Vitamin A Intake and Risk for Hip Fracture

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Håkan Melhus, MD, PhD; Karl Michaëlsson, MD, PhD; and Andreas Kindmark, MD, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(5):392. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00014

Vulnerable Plaque

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Guha Krishnaswamy, MD; David S. Chi, PhD; and Jim Kelley, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(5):392-393. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00015

Vulnerable Plaque

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James C. Doherty, MD; and Marvin A. McMillen, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(5):393. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00016

Vulnerable Plaque

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Lanfranco de' Clari, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(5):393. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00017

Vulnerable Plaque

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Iftikhar J. Kullo, MD; William D. Edwards, MD; and Robert S. Schwartz, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(5):393-394. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00018

Decrease in Endothelin-1 Plasma Levels during the Menstrual Cycle and after Ethinylestradiol Treatment

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Gabriele S. Merki-Feld, MD; and Paul J. Keller, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(5):394. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00019

Correction: Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Impaired Fasting Glucose, and Type 2 Diabetes

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(5):394. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00020

Medical Writings

Centennial Physician: Richard Perry, MD, Struggles with the Future

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Fitzhugh Mullan, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(5):395-398. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00021

Pulmonary Pathophysiology

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Neil S. Cherniack, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(5):399. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00022

Rehabilitation of the Patient with Respiratory Disease

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Thomas L. Petty, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(5):399-400. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00023

Evidence-Based Practice in Primary Care

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Thomas McGinn, MD, MPH

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(5):400. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00024

Medicare Rules & Regulations: A Survival Guide to Policies, Procedures and Payment Reform

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LouAnn Schraffenberger, MBA, RRA

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(5):400. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00025

Ad Libitum

Like Snail

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George N. Braman, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(5):390. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00012

Book Notes

Book Listings

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(5):0-. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00100

Updates

Update in Cardiology

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Melvyn Rubenfire, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(5):356-362. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00007

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