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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

June 3, 1998, Vol 279, No. 21
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This Week inJAMA
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JAMA. 1998;279(21):1675-1675.  doi: 10.1001/jama.279.21.1675
God Save the ChildGod Save the Child
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JAMA. 1998;279(21):1677-1677.  doi: 10.1001/jama.279.21.1677
Socioeconomic Factors, Health Behaviors, and Mortality: Title and subTitle BreakResults From a Nationally Representative Prospective Study of US Adults FREE
Paula M. Lantz, PhD; James S. House, PhD; James M. Lepkowski, PhD; David R. Williams, PhD; Richard P. Mero, MS; Jieming Chen, PhD
Topics: income, socioeconomic factors, health behavior, mortality
JAMA. 1998;279(21):1703-1708.  doi: 10.1001/jama.279.21.1703
Relationship Between Cancer Patients' Predictions of Prognosis and Their Treatment Preferences FREE
Jane C. Weeks, MD; E. Francis Cook, ScD; Steven J. O'Day, MD; Lynn M. Peterson, MD; Neil Wenger, MD; Douglas Reding, MD; Frank E. Harrell, PhD; Peter Kussin, MD; Neil V. Dawson, MD; Alfred F. Connors, Jr, MD; Joanne Lynn, MD; Russell S. Phillips, MD
Topics: cancer
JAMA. 1998;279(21):1709-1714.  doi: 10.1001/jama.279.21.1709
Cigarette Smoking and Hearing Loss: Title and subTitle BreakThe Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study FREE
Karen J. Cruickshanks, PhD; Ronald Klein, MD; Barbara E. K. Klein, MD; Terry L. Wiley, PhD; David M. Nondahl, MS; Ted S. Tweed, MS
Topics: smoking, epidemiology, hearing impairment
JAMA. 1998;279(21):1715-1719.  doi: 10.1001/jama.279.21.1715
Depressive Symptoms and Physical Decline in Community-Dwelling Older Persons FREE
Brenda W. J. H. Penninx, PhD; Jack M. Guralnik, MD, PhD; Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD; Eleanor M. Simonsick, PhD; Dorly J. H. Deeg, PhD; Robert B. Wallace, MD
Topics: depressive disorder, depressed mood, elderly
JAMA. 1998;279(21):1720-1726.  doi: 10.1001/jama.279.21.1720
Adequacy of Hospital Discharge Status as a Measure of Outcome Among Injured Patients FREE
Richard J. Mullins, MD; N. Clay Mann, PhD, MS; Jerris R. Hedges, MD, MS; William Worrall, MA; Mark Helfand, MD; Andrew D. Zechnich, MD, MPH; Gregory J. Jurkovich, MD
Topics: cause of death, death certificates, wounds and injuries, mortality, international classification of diseases, acute care, hospital admission
JAMA. 1998;279(21):1727-1731.  doi: 10.1001/jama.279.21.1727
Treatment of Acute Otitis Media With a Shortened Course of Antibiotics: Title and subTitle BreakA Meta-analysis FREE
Anita L. Kozyrskyj, BScPhm, MSc; G. Elske Hildes-Ripstein, MD; Sally E. A. Longstaffe, MD; J. Leigh Wincott, MD; Daniel S. Sitar, BScPhm, PhD; Terry P. Klassen, MD, MSc; Michael E. K. Moffatt, MD, MSc
Topics: antibiotics, otitis media, acute, arm
JAMA. 1998;279(21):1736-1742.  doi: 10.1001/jama.279.21.1736
Telomerase and the Aging Cell: Title and subTitle BreakImplications for Human Health
Michael Fossel, MD, PhD
Topics: aging, cell aging, telomerase, telomere, malignant transformation
JAMA. 1998;279(21):1732-1735.  doi: 10.1001/jama.279.21.1732
Memory Loss—When Is It Alzheimer Disease?
C. Munro Cullum, PhD; Roger N. Rosenberg, MD
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JAMA. 1998;279(21):1689-1690.  doi: 10.1001/jama.279.21.1689
The Case for Rapid HIV Testing During Labor
Howard Minkoff, MD; Mary Jo O'Sullivan, MD
Topics: labor, zidovudine, rapid hiv test
JAMA. 1998;279(21):1743-1744.  doi: 10.1001/jama.279.21.1743
Lower Socioeconomic Status and Increased Mortality: Title and subTitle BreakEarly Childhood Roots and the Potential for Successful Interventions
Redford B. Williams, MD
Topics: socioeconomic factors, mortality
JAMA. 1998;279(21):1745-1746.  doi: 10.1001/jama.279.21.1745
Telling the Truth About Terminal Cancer
Thomas J. Smith, MD; Karen Swisher, MS, JD
Topics: cancer
JAMA. 1998;279(21):1746-1748.  doi: 10.1001/jama.279.21.1746
Changing the Treatment Paradigm for Acute Otitis Media in Children
Michael E. Pichichero, MD
Topics: antibiotics, otitis media, acute
JAMA. 1998;279(21):1748-1750.  doi: 10.1001/jama.279.21.1748
Making Grassroots and Political Activism a Part of Medical PracticeMaking Grassroots and Political Activism a Part of Medical Practice FREE
Topics: educational programs, congress (u.s. legislature), decision making, government, motivation, operating room, patient advocacy, political systems, state government, trustees, guidelines, statutes and laws, medical residencies, momentum
JAMA. 1998;279(21):1696B-1696B.  doi: 10.1001/jama.279.21.1696
Rolling Down the Runway: Title and subTitle BreakThe Challenges Ahead for Quality Report Cards
Arnold M. Epstein, MD, MA
Topics: quality of care, national committee on quality assurance, health care financing administration, medicaid, quality indicators, quality improvement, healthcare effectiveness data information set
JAMA. 1998;279(21):1691-1696.  doi: 10.1001/jama.279.21.1691
Seeking Answers to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
David S. Svahn, MD
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JAMA. 1998;279(21):1697-1698.  doi: 10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-279-21-jbk0603
Seeking Answers to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Marsha T. Wallace, MD
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JAMA. 1998;279(21):1697-1698.  doi: 10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-279-21-jbk0603
Seeking Answers to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome—Reply
Floyd Skloot
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JAMA. 1998;279(21):1697-1698.  doi: 10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-279-21-jbk0603
Seeking Answers to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome—Reply
Michael Loudon, BM, BCh
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JAMA. 1998;279(21):1697-1698.  doi: 10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-279-21-jbk0603
Drug Samples: Benefit or Bait?
Bruce L. Wolf, MD
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JAMA. 1998;279(21):1698-1699.  doi: 10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-279-21-jbk0603
Drug Samples: Benefit or Bait?—Reply
John M. Westfall, MD, MPH; Jennifer McCabe, MSI; Richard A. Nicholas, MD
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JAMA. 1998;279(21):1698-1699.  doi: 10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-279-21-jbk0603
Role of Apoptosis in Health and Disease
Sean Savitz, BA
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JAMA. 1998;279(21):1699-1700.  doi: 10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-279-21-jbk0603
Role of Apoptosis in Health and Disease
Joseph G. Sinkovics, MD; Joseph C. Horvath, MD
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JAMA. 1998;279(21):1699-1700.  doi: 10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-279-21-jbk0603
Role of Apoptosis in Health and Disease—Reply
Steven W. Hetts
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JAMA. 1998;279(21):1699-1700.  doi: 10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-279-21-jbk0603
Universal Health Insurance
Edward J. Volpintesta, MD
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JAMA. 1998;279(21):1700-1701.  doi: 10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-279-21-jbk0603
Universal Health Insurance—Reply
Eli Ginzberg, PhD
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JAMA. 1998;279(21):1700-1701.  doi: 10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-279-21-jbk0603
Zyban: Two Products, Two Uses—Too Confusing?
Michael R. Bubb, MD
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JAMA. 1998;279(21):1701-1702.  doi: 10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-279-21-jbk0603
Zyban: Two Products, Two Uses—Too Confusing?—Reply
Ross Williams
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JAMA. 1998;279(21):1701-1702.  doi: 10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-279-21-jbk0603
Zyban: Two Products, Two Uses—Too Confusing?—Reply
Richard S. Kent, MD
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JAMA. 1998;279(21):1701-1702.  doi: 10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-279-21-jbk0603
Viagra Approval Information on the Internet
Topics: sildenafil, internet, devices, medical
JAMA. 1998;279(21):1684-1684.  doi: 10.1001/jama.279.21.1684
Measles—United States, 1997 FREE
Topics: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, measles
JAMA. 1998;279(21):1685-1686.  doi: 10.1001/jama.279.21.1685
Bucolic LandscapeBucolic Landscape
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JAMA. 1998;279(21):1676-1676.  doi: 10.1001/jama.279.21.1676
SyrensSyrens
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JAMA. 1998;279(21):1678T-1678T.  doi: 10.1001/jama.279.21.1678
A VISIT TO DR. SCHENK OF VIENNA—THE "SEX REGULATOR."A VISIT TO DR. SCHENK OF VIENNA—THE "SEX REGULATOR."
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JAMA. 1998;279(21):1678W-1678W.  doi: 10.1001/jama.279.21.1678
Nature's Agents Help Heal Humans— Some Now Take Steps to Reciprocate
Topics: cardiovascular diseases, lung, lung diseases, analgesics, environmental factors, anura, pain, snake bites, venoms, heart, sleep, lung cancer, thrombus, ophthalmic conus, conus snails
JAMA. 1998;279(21):1679-1681.  doi: 10.1001/jama.279.21.1679
FictionFiction
David Callanan, MD; Barbara A. Blodi, MD; Daniel F. Martin, MD
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JAMA. 1998;279(21):1702-1702.  doi: 10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-279-21-jbk0603
Fiction
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JAMA. 1998;279(21):1751-1751.  doi: 10.1001/jama.279.21.1751
Incorrect URL Address
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JAMA. 1998;279(21):1702-1702.  doi: 10.1001/jama.279.21.1702
Unit of Measure Omitted
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JAMA. 1998;279(21):1702-1702.  doi: 10.1001/jama.279.21.1702
Depression FREE
Topics: depressive disorder
JAMA. 1998;279(21):1760-1760.  doi: 10.1001/jama.279.21.1760
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JAMA. 1998;279(21):1756C-1756C.  doi: 10.1001/jama.279.21.1756

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