Annals of Internal Medicine

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2 November 1999, Vol. 131. No. 9

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Articles

Clinical Utility of Blood Cultures Drawn from Indwelling Central Venous Catheters in Hospitalized Patients with Cancer

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Jeffrey A. DesJardin, MD; Matthew E. Falagas, MD, MSc; Robin Ruthazer, MPH; John Griffith, PhD; Dorothy Wawrose, MD; David Schenkein, MD; Kenneth Miller, MD; and David R. Snydman, MD

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: bacteremia, cancer, inpatient, catheter device, venipuncture, indwelling central venous line, blood culture, ...

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):641-647. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00002

Early β-Blocker Therapy for Acute Myocardial Infarction in Elderly Patients

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Harlan M. Krumholz, MD; Martha J. Radford, MD; Yun Wang, MS; Jersey Chen, BA; and Thomas A. Marciniak, MD

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: myocardial infarction, acute, elderly

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):648-654. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00003

Is History of Squamous-Cell Skin Cancer a Marker of Poor Prognosis in Patients with Cancer?

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Johan Askling, MD; Per Sørensen, MSc; Anders Ekbom, MD, PhD; Morten Frisch, MD, PhD; Mads Melbye, MD, PhD; Bengt Glimelius, MD, PhD; and Henrik Hjalgrim, MD, PhD

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: cancer, skin cancer, squamous epithelial cell

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):655-659. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00004

The Cost-Effectiveness of Treating All Patients with Type 2 Diabetes with Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors FREE

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Lubor Golan, MD, MS; John D. Birkmeyer, MD; and H. Gilbert Welch, MD, MPH

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, proteinuria, kidney failure, chronic, diabetes mellitus, type 2, cost ...

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):660-667. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00005

Brief Communications

Reversal of Iron Deficiency Anemia after Helicobacter pylori Eradication in Patients with Asymptomatic Gastritis

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Bruno Annibale, MD; Massimo Marignani, MD; Bruno Monarca, MD; Giorgio Antonelli, MD; Adriana Marcheggiano, MD; Gina Martino, MD; Franco Mandelli, MD; Renzo Caprilli, MD; and Gianfranco Delle Fave, MD

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: gastritis, helicobacter pylori, iron deficiency anemia

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):668-672. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00006

Updates

Update in Preventive Medicine

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Laurence H. Beck, MD; and Seema Pania Kumar, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):681-687. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00009

Atrial Fibrillation and Thromboembolism: A Decade of Progress in Stroke Prevention

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Robert G. Hart, MD; and Jonathan L. Halperin, MD

Topics: atrial fibrillation, thromboembolism, cerebrovascular accident, ischemic stroke, stroke prevention

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):688-695. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00010

Academia and the Profession

Noninvasive Imaging for the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease: Focusing the Development of New Diagnostic Technology

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Maria G.M. Hunink, MD, PhD; Karen M. Kuntz, ScD; Kirsten E. Fleischmann, MD, MPH; and Thomas J. Brady, MD

Topics: magnetic resonance imaging, coronary arteriosclerosis, stress echocardiography, diagnostic imaging

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):673-680. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00008

Ideas and Opinions

Use of Interferon for Prevention of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Cirrhotic Patients with Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C Virus Infection

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Vicky Baffis, MD, FRCP(C); Ian Shrier, MD, PhD; Averell H. Sherker, MD, FRCP(C); and Andrew Szilagyi, MD, FRCP(C)

Topics: liver cirrhosis, hepatitis b, hepatitis c, carcinoma, hepatocellular, interferons, infection, viruses, human ...

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):696-701. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00011

History of Medicine

Henry Harrower and the Turbulent Beginnings of Endocrinology

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Theodore B. Schwartz, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):702-706. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00012

Editorials

Interpreting, Integrating, and Individualizing Evidence about the Prevention of Diabetic Nephropathy

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Deborah J. Cook, MD, MSc(Epid); and Gordon H. Guyatt, MD, MSc(Epid)

Topics: diabetic nephropathy

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):707-708. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00013

On Being a Doctor

Harry James

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Leslie G. Cohen, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):710-711. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00014

Letters

Famciclovir and Postherpetic Neuralgia

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Ken L. Bassett, MD, PhD; Carolyn J. Green, MSc; and James M. Wright, MD, PhD, FRCP(C)

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):712. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00016

Famciclovir and Postherpetic Neuralgia

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Stephen Tyring, MD, PhD; Robin L. Saltzman, MD; and Robert Dworkin, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):712-713. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00017

Theophylline Therapy for Near-Fatal Cheyne-Stokes Respiration

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Don D. Sin, MD, MPH; and T. Douglas Bradley, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):713. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00018

Theophylline Therapy for Near-Fatal Cheyne-Stokes Respiration

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Edgar J. Geigel, MD; and Alejandro D. Chediak, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):713-714. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00019

Theophylline Therapy for Near-Fatal Cheyne-Stokes Respiration

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Virend K. Somers, MD, PhD; and Catherine Pesek, DO

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):714. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00020

Improving Preventive Care Guidelines

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Keith W. Roach, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):714-715. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00021

Improving Preventive Care Guidelines

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Scott Weingarten, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):715. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00022

Elevated Estradiol and Testosterone Levels and Risk for Breast Cancer

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Herbert Yu, MD, PhD; Eleftherios P. Diamandis, MD, PhD; and Barry Hoffman, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):715. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00023

Delayed Treatment of Bacterial Meningitis

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James R. Johnson, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):715. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00024

Impaired Glucose Tolerance in HIV-Infected Patients

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Zuhayr T. Madhun, MD; Baha M. Arafah, MD; and Grace A. McComsey, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):715-716. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00025

Treatment of Chronic Lead Intoxication

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Ana I. Sanchez-Fructuoso, MD, PhD; Dolores Prats, MD; and Alberto Barrientos, MD, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):716. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00026

Hepatitis B Virus Genotypic Resistance to Lamivudine

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Hélène Fontaine, MD; Valérie Thiers, PhD; and Stanislas Pol, MD, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):716-717. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00027

Left Coronary Ostial Stenosis Caused by Focal Intimal Fibrosis

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Afksendiyos Kalangos, MD, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):717. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00028

Correction: Nathan Smith and Early American Education

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):717. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00029

Medical Writings

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Faith McLellan, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):718-719. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00030

Clinical Practice of Gastroenterology

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Tony M. Balistreri, MD; and William F. Balistreri, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):720. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00031

Contagion and Confinement: Controlling Tuberculosis along the Skid Road

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William W. Stead, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):720. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00032

Ad Libitum

Physics

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John J. Keveney, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):672. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00007

Our Medical Marriage

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Richard M. Berlin, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):711. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00015

Summaries for Patients

Are Blood Tests for Infection Accurate If They are Taken from Patients' Intravenous Lines? FREE

Topics: blood test, infection

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):641. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00033

Beta-blocker Medicines for Older People after Heart Attack FREE

Topics: myocardial infarction, beta-blocker, elderly

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):648. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00034

The Outlook in Cancer Patients Who Previously Had Skin Cancer FREE

Topics: cancer, skin cancer

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):655. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00035

The Costs of Preventing Kidney Failure in People with Diabetes FREE

Topics: diabetes mellitus, type 2, kidney failure

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):660. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00036

Treating Helicobacter pylori Infection May Improve Anemia FREE

Topics: anemia, helicobacter pylori gastritis

Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):668. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00037

Book Notes

Book Listings

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Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(9):0-. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-9-199911020-00100

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