Annals of Internal Medicine

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15 April 2003, Vol. 138. No. 8

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Articles

Quadriceps Strength and Osteoarthritis Progression in Malaligned and Lax Knees

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Leena Sharma, MD; Dorothy D. Dunlop, PhD; September Cahue, BS; Jing Song, MS; and Karen W. Hayes, PhD

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: knee region, osteoarthritis, osteoarthritis, knee, quadriceps

Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):613-619. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00006

Survival Benefit of Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV-Infected Persons in Different CD4⁺ Cell Strata

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Frank J. Palella Jr., MD; Maria Deloria-Knoll, PhD; Joan S. Chmiel, PhD; Anne C. Moorman, BSN, MPH; Kathleen C. Wood, BSN; Alan E. Greenberg, MD, MPH; Scott D. Holmberg, MD, MPH, the HIV Outpatient Study (HOPS) Investigators*

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: hiv, cd4 positive t-lymphocytes, cell count, humulus, anti-retroviral agents

Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):620-626. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00007

Serum Ferritin Level Predicts Advanced Hepatic Fibrosis among U.S. Patients with Phenotypic Hemochromatosis

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Elizabeth D. Morrison, MD; David J. Brandhagen, MD; Pradyumna D. Phatak, MD; James C. Barton, MD; Edward L. Krawitt, MD; Hashem B. El-Serag, MD, MPH; Stuart C. Gordon, MD; Mark V. Galan, MD; Bruce Y. Tung, MD; George N. Ioannou, MD, MS; and Kris V. Kowdley, MD

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: hemochromatosis, liver cirrhosis, fibrosis, hepatic fibrosis, liver biopsy, serum ferritin level result ...

Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):627-633. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00008

Pulmonary Vein Stenosis after Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Emergence of a New Clinical Syndrome

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Eduardo B. Saad, MD; Nassir F. Marrouche, MD; Cynthia P. Saad, MD; Edward Ha, MD; Dianna Bash, RN; Richard D. White, MD; John Rhodes, MD; Lourdes Prieto, MD; David O. Martin, MD; Walid I. Saliba, MD; Robert A. Schweikert, MD; and Andrea Natale, MD

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: atrial fibrillation, cardiac ablation, constriction, pathologic, pulmonary veins, pulmonary vein stenosis

Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):634-638. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00010

Brief Communications

Chemotherapy Use among Medicare Beneficiaries at the End of Life FREE

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Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD; Yinong Young-Xu, MA; Norman G. Levinsky, MD; Gail Gazelle, MD; Olga Saynina, MA; and Arlene S. Ash, PhD

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: cancer, chemotherapy regimen, medicare, terminally ill

Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):639-643. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00011

Reviews

Malignant Glioma Physiology: Cellular Response to Hypoxia and Its Role in Tumor Progression

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Daniel J. Brat, MD, PhD; and Timothy B. Mapstone, MD

Topics: angiogenesis, hypoxia, astrocytoma, glioblastoma, receptor, epidermal growth factor, platelet-derived growth factor receptor, ...

Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):659-668. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00014

Updates

Update on Parkinson Disease

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Andrew Siderowf, MD; and Matthew Stern, MD

Topics: parkinson disease

Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):651-658. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00013

Academia and the Profession

Multivariable Analysis: A Primer for Readers of Medical Research

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Mitchell H. Katz, MD

Topics: smoking, coronary arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, medical research

Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):644-650. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00012

Ideas and Opinions

Clinical Research and the Physician–Patient Relationship FREE

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Donna T. Chen, MD, MPH; Franklin G. Miller, PhD; and Donald L. Rosenstein, MD

Topics: physician-patient relations, decision making, voluntary workers

Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):669-672. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00015

History of Medicine

The Symbol of Modern Medicine: Why One Snake Is More Than Two*

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Robert A. Wilcox, BMBS, BSc(Hons), PhD; and Emma M. Whitham, MBBS, BSc(Hons), PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):673-677. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00016

Editorials

Is a Strong Quadriceps Muscle Bad for a Patient with Knee Osteoarthritis?

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Kenneth D. Brandt, MD

Topics: osteoarthritis, knee, quadriceps

Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):678-679. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00017

When To Start Therapy for HIV Infection: A Swinging Pendulum in Search of Data FREE

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H. Clifford Lane, MD; and James D. Neaton, PhD

Topics: hiv infection, swinging

Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):680-681. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00018

Physiology in Medicine: A New Series in Annals of Internal Medicine

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Harold C. Sox, MD, Editor; Dennis Ausiello, MD; Dale Benos, PhD; and Paul Epstein, MD, Deputy Editor

Topics: internal medicine, physiology

Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):682. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00019

On Being a Doctor

Night and Day

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Eric J. Warm, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):683-684. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00020

Letters

Effects of Three Therapies for Neck Pain

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Oliver Kwan, PhD (Psy); and Jon Friel, PhD (Psy)

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Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):685. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00021

Effects of Three Therapies for Neck Pain

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Jan Lucas Hoving, PT, PhD; Bart W. Koes, PhD; and Henrica C.W. de Vet, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):685-686. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00022

Subgroup Variation in Diagnostic Test Evaluation

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Arthur T. Evans, MD, MPH

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Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):686. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00023

Subgroup Variation in Diagnostic Test Evaluation

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Ronald R. Scobbo, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):686. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00024

Subgroup Variation in Diagnostic Test Evaluation

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Stephanie A. Mulherin, MSPH; and William C. Miller, MD, PhD, MPH

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Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):686-687. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00025

Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy

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Steven J. Meyerson, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):687. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00026

Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy

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Arthur B. Chausmer, MD, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):687-688. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00027

Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy

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Francine Grodstein, ScD; JoAnn E. Manson, MD; and Meir J. Stampfer, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):688. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00028

Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy

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Linda L. Humphrey, MD, MPH; Benjamin K.S. Chan, MS; and Harold C. Sox, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):688-689. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00029

Screening for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

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Harry W. Daniell, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):689. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00030

Screening for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

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Heidi D. Nelson, MD, MPH

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Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):689-690. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00031

Breast Cancer Screening

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Daniel B. Kopans, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):690. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00032

Breast Cancer Screening

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Harold C. Sox, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):690. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00033

Physicians and Patient Spirituality

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Fritz Baumgartner, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):690-691. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00034

Physicians and Patient Spirituality

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John Graner, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):691. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00035

Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation after a Single Session of Transarterial Chemoembolization in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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Giovan B. Vizzini, MD; Angelo Luca, MD; and Ignazio R. Marino, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):691-692. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00036

Correction: Reversal of Warfarin–Induced Excessive Anticoagulation

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Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):692. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00038

Hepatotoxicity Associated with a Dietary Supplement

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Brennan A. Scott, MD; Christoph Troppmann, MD; and Lorenzo Rossaro, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):W-49. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00035-w1

Current Clinical Issues

Advancing the War on Malaria

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Jennifer Fisher Wilson

Topics: malaria

Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):693-696. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00039

Summaries for Patients

Upper Leg Muscle Strength and Osteoarthritis FREE

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Topics: osteoarthritis, thigh, muscle strength

Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):I-17. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00001

Immediate versus Delayed Treatment for HIV Infection FREE

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Topics: hiv infection

Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):I-28. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00002

Low Serum Ferritin Level Rules Out Advanced Liver Disease in Hemochromatosis FREE

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Topics: hemochromatosis, liver diseases, serum ferritin level result

Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):I-30. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00003

Radiofrequency Treatment of Abnormal Heart Rhythm Can Damage the Vessels That Return Blood from the Lungs to the Heart FREE

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Topics: lung, heart, cardiac rhythm, radiofrequency therapy

Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):I-41. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00004

Chemotherapy Use in the Last 6 Months of Life among Medicare Patients with Cancer FREE

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Topics: cancer, chemotherapy regimen, medicare

Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):I-44. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00005

Book Notes

Book Listings

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Ann Intern Med. 2003;138(8):0-. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00040

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