Annals of Internal Medicine

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6 January 2009, Vol. 150. No. 1

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Association of Colonoscopy and Death From Colorectal Cancer FREE

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Nancy N. Baxter, MD, PhD; Meredith A. Goldwasser, ScD; Lawrence F. Paszat, MD, MS; Refik Saskin, MSc; David R. Urbach, MD, MSc; and Linda Rabeneck, MD, MPH

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: cancer, colonoscopy, colorectal cancer

Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(1):1-8. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00306

Association Between Statin Use and Risk for Keratinocyte Carcinoma in the Veterans Affairs Topical Tretinoin Chemoprevention Trial

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David D. Dore, PharmD, PhD; Kate L. Lapane, PhD; Amal N. Trivedi, MD, MPH; Vincent Mor, PhD; and Martin A. Weinstock, MD, PhD

Topics: statins, carcinoma, chemoprevention, keratinocyte, tretinoin, veterans

Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(1):9-18. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00004

Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized With Community-Acquired, Health Care–Associated, and Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia

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Mario Venditti, MD; Marco Falcone, MD; Salvatore Corrao, MD; Giuseppe Licata, MD; Pietro Serra, MD, the Study Group of the Italian Society of Internal Medicine

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: community acquired pneumonia, hospitals, pneumonia, nosocomial pneumonia, antimicrobials, health care-associated pneumonia

Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(1):19-26. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00005

Brief Communication: Radiographic Contrast Infusion and Catecholamine Release in Patients With Pheochromocytoma FREE

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Smita K. Baid, MD; Edwin W. Lai, BS; Robert A. Wesley, PhD; Alex Ling, MD; Henri J.L.M. Timmers, MD, PhD; Karen T. Adams, MSN, CRNP; Anna Kozupa, MD; and Karel Pacak, MD, PhD, DSc

Topics: pheochromocytoma, catecholamines, infusion procedures

Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(1):27-32. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00006

Reviews

Nonhospital Health Care–Associated Hepatitis B and C Virus Transmission: United States, 1998–2008

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Nicola D. Thompson, PhD, MS; Joseph F. Perz, DrPH, MA; Anne C. Moorman, BSN, MPH; and Scott D. Holmberg, MD, MPH

Topics: hepatitis b, hepatitis c, disease outbreaks, infectious disease prevention / control, infection, ...

Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(1):33-39. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00007

Clinical Guidelines

Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule: United States, 2009(1) FREE

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Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

Topics: adult immunization, vaccines

Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(1):40-44. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00008

Academia and the Profession

Immunization Policy Development in the United States: The Role of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices FREE

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Jean C. Smith, MD, MPH; Dixie E. Snider, MD, MPH; and Larry K. Pickering, MD

Topics: immunization, vaccines, advisory committee on immunization practices

Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(1):45-49. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00009

Editorials

How Much Does Colonoscopy Reduce Colon Cancer Mortality? FREE

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David F. Ransohoff, MD

Topics: colonoscopy, mortality, colon cancer

Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(1):50-52. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00308

Immunization Guidelines for Adult Patients: An Annual Update and a Challenge

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Gregory A. Poland, MD; and William Schaffner, MD

Topics: immunization, influenza virus vaccine, vaccines, guidelines

Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(1):53-54. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00011

On Being a Doctor

The Debt

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Ted Louie, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(1):55-56. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00012

Letters

How Can Cost-Effectiveness Information Help Control Unsustainable Growth in U.S. Health Care Spending?

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Neil M. Kirschner, PhD; Stephen G. Pauker, MD; and Joseph W. Stubbs, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(1):57. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00013

How Can Cost-Effectiveness Information Help Control Unsustainable Growth in U.S. Health Care Spending?

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Arvind R. Cavale, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(1):57-58. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00014

How Can Cost-Effectiveness Information Help Control Unsustainable Growth in U.S. Health Care Spending?

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Robert A. Murden, MD; and Eric E. Seiber, PhD

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(1):58. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00015

Empirical Use of Fluconazole in Critically Ill Patients: Good Study, but What Was the Hold-up?

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Samuel A. Shelburne, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(1):58-59. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00016

Empirical Use of Fluconazole in Critically Ill Patients: Good Study, but What Was the Hold-up?

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Dong Heun Lee, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(1):59. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00017

Empirical Use of Fluconazole in Critically Ill Patients: Good Study, but What Was the Hold-up?

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Mindy Schuster, MD; Helene Panzer, PhD; and John Edwards, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(1):59-60. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00018

Do Race and Ethnicity Play a Substantial Role in the Quality of Care That Patients Receive in the U.S. Health Care System?

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Steven M. Hegedus, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(1):60. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00019

Do Race and Ethnicity Play a Substantial Role in the Quality of Care That Patients Receive in the U.S. Health Care System?

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Victor S. Sloan, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(1):60. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00020

Internet-Enabled Thyroid Hormone Abuse

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Gerald W. Neuberg, MD; Kathryn E. Stephenson, MD, MPH; David A. Sears, MD; and Robert J. McConnell, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(1):60-61. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00021

Heterologous Fat Transplantation for the Treatment of HIV-Related Facial Lipoatrophy

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Giovanni Guaraldi, MD; Nicola Squillace, MD; Domenico De Fazio, MD; Tullio Prestileo, MD; and Frank Palella, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(1):61-63. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00022

Correction: In the Clinic: Atrial Fibrillation

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(1):63. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00023

Correction: Addition of Sildenafil to Long-Term Intravenous Epoprostenol Therapy in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(1):63. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00024

In the Clinic

Cellulitis and Soft-Tissue Infections

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Lawrence J. Eron, MD

Topics: cellulitis, soft tissue infections, antimicrobials

Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(1):ITC1-1. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-01001

Summaries for Patients

Effectiveness of Colonoscopy to Prevent Death From Colorectal Cancer FREE

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Topics: colonoscopy, colorectal cancer

Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(1):I-28. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00307

Outcomes in Patients Who Acquired Pneumonia in Various Settings FREE

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Topics: pneumonia

Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(1):I-36. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00002

Medical Writings

Black Women's Risk for HIV: Rough Living

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Haig Donabedian, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(1):64. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00025

Peripheral Arterial Disease

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George L. Tzanis, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(1):64. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00026

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