Annals of Internal Medicine

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2 August 2005, Vol. 143. No. 3

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Articles

The Costs of a National Health Information Network

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Rainu Kaushal, MD, MPH; David Blumenthal, MD, MPP; Eric G. Poon, MD, MPH; Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH; Calvin Franz, PhD; Blackford Middleton, MD, MPH, MSc; John Glaser, PhD; Gilad Kuperman, MD, PhD; Melissa Christino, AB; Rushika Fernandopulle, MD, MPP; Joseph P. Newhouse, PhD; David W. Bates, MD, MSc, and the Cost of National Health Information Network Working Group

Topics: hospitals, information sciences, investments, pharmacies, physicians' offices, skilled nursing facility, communication and ...

Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(3):165-173. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-143-3-200508020-00002

Comparing the Risk for Death with Peritoneal Dialysis and Hemodialysis in a National Cohort of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

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Bernard G. Jaar, MD, MPH; Josef Coresh, MD, PhD; Laura C. Plantinga, ScM; Nancy E. Fink, MPH; Michael J. Klag, MD, MPH; Andrew S. Levey, MD; Nathan W. Levin, MD; John H. Sadler, MD; Alan Kliger, MD; and Neil R. Powe, MD, MPH, MBA

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, kidney failure, chronic

Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(3):174-183. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-143-3-200508020-00003

A Randomized Trial of Ways To Describe Test Accuracy: The Effect on Physicians' Post-Test Probability Estimates

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Milo A. Puhan, MD; Johann Steurer, MD, MME; Lucas M. Bachmann, MD, PhD; and Gerben ter Riet, MD, PhD

Topics: chronic obstructive airway disease, likelihood ratio, pretest probability of disease, laboratory test ...

Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(3):184-189. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-143-3-200508020-00004

Reviews

Narrative Review: Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Patients with a First-Degree Relative with Colonic Neoplasia

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Glenn M. Eisen, MD, MPH; and David S. Weinberg, MD, MSc

Topics: cancer, colonoscopy, colorectal cancer, adenoma, polyps, colon, neoplasms, colorectal cancer screening, narrative ...

Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(3):190-198. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-143-3-200508020-00005

Meta-Analysis: Obesity and the Risk for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Its Complications FREE

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Howard Hampel, MD, PhD; Neena S. Abraham, MD, MSc(Epi); and Hashem B. El-Serag, MD, MPH

Topics: obesity, body mass index procedure, esophageal adenocarcinoma, gastroesophageal reflux disease

Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(3):199-211. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-143-3-200508020-00006

Updates

Update in General Internal Medicine

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John V.L. Sheffield, MD; and Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH

Topics: acute coronary syndromes, atorvastatin, smoking, percutaneous coronary intervention, hormone replacement therapy, hypertension, ...

Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(3):212-221. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-143-3-200508020-00007

Ideas and Opinions

Electronic Health Records: Just around the Corner? Or over the Cliff? FREE

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Richard J. Baron, MD; Elizabeth L. Fabens, MD; Melissa Schiffman, MD; and Erica Wolf, MD

Topics: computers, electronic medical records, workflow

Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(3):222-226. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-143-3-200508020-00008

Editorials

Electronic Health Records and the National Health Information Network: Affordable, Adoptable, and Ready for Prime Time?

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Peter Basch, MD

Topics: electronic medical records

Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(3):227-228. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-143-3-200508020-00009

Mortality and Treatment Modality of End-Stage Renal Disease

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Gerald Schulman, MD

Topics: hemodialysis, kidney failure, chronic, mortality

Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(3):229-231. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-143-3-200508020-00010

An Editorial Update: Should Benefits of Radical Prostatectomy Affect the Decision To Screen for Early Prostate Cancer?

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Harold C. Sox, MD, Editor; and Cynthia Mulrow, MD, MSc, Deputy Editor

Topics: prostate cancer, radical prostatectomy

Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(3):232-233. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-143-3-200508020-00011

On Being a Doctor

A Little Confidence

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Alain Le, BS

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Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(3):234. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-143-3-200508020-00012

Letters

Accuracy of a Single Fecal Occult Blood Test in Screening for Colorectal Cancer

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Robert C. Kane, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(3):235. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-143-3-200508020-00013

Office-Based Testing for Fecal Occult Blood

Michael L. Wolff, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(3):235. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-143-3-200508020-00014

Office-Based Testing for Fecal Occult Blood

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Edward P. Hoffer, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(3):235. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-143-3-200508020-00015

Office-Based Testing for Fecal Occult Blood

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Christian Jackson, MD; and Robert Craig, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(3):235-236. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-143-3-200508020-00016

Office-Based Testing for Fecal Occult Blood

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Harold C. Sox, MD, Editor

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Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(3):236. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-143-3-200508020-00017

My Right Knee

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Benjamin L. Sapers, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(3):236-237. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-143-3-200508020-00018

My Right Knee

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Kevin C. Fleming, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(3):237. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-143-3-200508020-00019

My Right Knee

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Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP

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Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(3):237-238. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-143-3-200508020-00020

Regulation of Body Weight by Proopiomelanocortin Peptides in Humans: Lessons from the Nelson Syndrome

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Rajagopal V. Sekhar, MD; J. Clay Goodman, MD; Ashok Balasubramanyam, MD; Jeffrey B. Tatro, PhD; and Emese Mihaly, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(3):238-239. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-143-3-200508020-00021

Correction: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Rifaximin To Prevent Travelers' Diarrhea

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Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(3):239. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-143-3-200508020-00022

Summaries for Patients

Effects of Dialysis Type on Survival in Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease FREE

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Topics: kidney failure, chronic, dialysis procedure

Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(3):I-17. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-143-3-200508020-00001

Medical Writings

Health Security for All: Dreams of Universal Health Care in America

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Ronald T. Ackermann, MD, MPH

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Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(3):240. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-143-3-200508020-00023

Oral Pharmacotherapy for Male Sexual Dysfunction: A Guide to Clinical Management

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William H. Salazar, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(3):240. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-143-3-200508020-00024

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