Annals of Internal Medicine

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15 February 2005, Vol. 142. No. 4

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The Effects of a Smoking Cessation Intervention on 14.5-Year Mortality: A Randomized Clinical Trial FREE

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Nicholas R. Anthonisen, MD; Melissa A. Skeans, MS; Robert A. Wise, MD; Jure Manfreda, MD; Richard E. Kanner, MD; John E. Connett, PhD, Lung Health Study Research Group*

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: airway obstruction, smoking, cardiovascular diseases, lung, lung diseases, smoking cessation, respiration disorders, ...

Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):233-239. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-142-4-200502150-00005

A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Combination Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis B: Comparing Pegylated Interferon-α2b and Lamivudine with Lamivudine Alone

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Henry Lik-Yuen Chan, MD; Nancy Wai-Yee Leung, MD; Alex Yui Hui, MB, BChir; Vincent Wai-Sun Wong, MBChB; Choong-Tsek Liew, MD; Angel Mei-Ling Chim, BSc; Francis Ka-Leung Chan, MD; Lawrence Cheung-Tsui Hung, MB, BChir; Yuk-Tong Lee, MD; John Siu-Lun Tam, PhD; Christopher Wai-Kei Lam, PhD; and Joseph Jao-Yiu Sung, MD, PhD

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: combined modality therapy, hepatitis b e antigens, hepatitis b, chronic, interferons, lamivudine ...

Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):240-250. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-142-4-200502150-00006

A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Combination Antiplatelet Therapy for High-Risk Acute Coronary Syndromes: Clopidogrel plus Aspirin versus Aspirin Alone

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Mark D. Schleinitz, MD, MS; and Paul A. Heidenreich, MD, MS

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: acute coronary syndromes, antiplatelet agents, aspirin, clopidogrel, combined modality therapy, cost-effectiveness analysis, ...

Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):251-259. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-142-4-200502150-00007

Improving Patient Care

Systematic Review: The Relationship between Clinical Experience and Quality of Health Care FREE

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Niteesh K. Choudhry, MD; Robert H. Fletcher, MD, MSc; and Stephen B. Soumerai, ScD

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: quality of care, standard of care

Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):260-273. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-142-4-200502150-00008

Reviews

Narrative Review: Celiac Disease: Understanding a Complex Autoimmune Disorder

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Armin Alaedini, PhD; and Peter H.R. Green, MD

Topics: celiac disease, autoimmune diseases, transglutaminases, antibodies, narrative review, complex

Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):289-298. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-142-4-200502150-00011

Updates

Update in Pulmonary Diseases

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Martin J. Tobin, MD

Topics: pulmonary edema, cardiac, acute, antibiotics, smoking, chronic obstructive airway disease, lung diseases, ...

Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):283-288. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-142-4-200502150-00010

Academia and the Profession

An Evidence-Based Guide to Writing Grant Proposals for Clinical Research

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Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH; and David A. Fiellin, MD

Topics: united states national institutes of health, grant writing

Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):274-282. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-142-4-200502150-00009

Editorials

Smoking Kills: Experimental Proof from the Lung Health Study

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Jonathan M. Samet, MD, MS

Topics: smoking, lung

Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):299-301. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-142-4-200502150-00012

“Practice Makes Perfect” … Or Does It?

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Steven E. Weinberger, MD; F. Daniel Duffy, MD; and Christine K. Cassel, MD

Topics: quality of care, internal medicine, spans, standard of care, american college of ...

Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):302-303. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-142-4-200502150-00014

On Being a Doctor

She Is a Beautiful Lady

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Sara Sasha Battar, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):304. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-142-4-200502150-00015

Letters

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Heart Failure

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Enrique V. Carbajal, MD; Grace W. Huang, DO; and Billy Hu, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):305. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-142-4-200502150-00016

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Heart Failure

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Melanie Calvert, PhD; Nick Freemantle, PhD; and John G.F. Cleland, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):305-307. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-142-4-200502150-00017

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Heart Failure

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Finlay A. McAlister, MD, MSc; Natasha Wiebe, Mmath; and William Abraham, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):307-308. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-142-4-200502150-00018

Relative Cost-Effectiveness of Different Tests for Chlamydia trachomatis

Brian Jackson, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):308. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-142-4-200502150-00019

Relative Cost-Effectiveness of Different Tests for Chlamydia trachomatis

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Sue J. Goldie, MD, MPH; Delphine Hu, MD, MPH; and Edward W. Hook III, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):308-309. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-142-4-200502150-00020

Treating Controls in Unblinded Trials

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Paul S. Heckerling, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):309. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-142-4-200502150-00021

Treating Controls in Unblinded Trials

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Lucy Yardley, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):309-310. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-142-4-200502150-00022

Debilitating Muscle Cramps after Teriparatide Therapy

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Parul J. Kakaria, MD; David J. Nashel, MD; and Eric S. Nylen, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):310. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-142-4-200502150-00023

Statins and Nasal Polyps

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Caterina Bucca, MD; Andrea Marsico, MD; Erika Panaro, MD; Patrizia Bigo, MD; and Luisa Brussino, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):310-311. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-142-4-200502150-00024

Correction: Cardiac Resynchronization in Patients with Symptomatic Heart Failure

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Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):311. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-142-4-200502150-00025

Ad Libitum

Sherbet

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Jerald Winakur, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):301. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-142-4-200502150-00013

Summaries for Patients

The Effects of a Smoking Cessation Program on Long-Term Survival in Smokers with Mild Lung Disease FREE

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Topics: smoking, lung diseases, smoking cessation

Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):I-12. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-142-4-200502150-00001

Combination Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis B FREE

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Topics: combined modality therapy, hepatitis b, chronic

Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):I-30. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-142-4-200502150-00002

Is It Cost-Effective To Treat High-Risk Cardiac Patients with Clopidogrel plus Aspirin as Opposed to Aspirin Alone? FREE

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Topics: aspirin, clopidogrel, cost effectiveness, heart

Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):I-53. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-142-4-200502150-00003

Is an Older, More Experienced Doctor a Better Doctor? FREE

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Topics: quality of care

Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):I-54. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-142-4-200502150-00004

Medical Writings

Medical Malpractice: A Physician's Sourcebook

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David Hsia, JD, MD, MPH

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Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):312. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-142-4-200502150-00026

Contemporary Catholic Health Care Ethics

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David L. Freeman, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):312. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-142-4-200502150-00027

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