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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

October 8, 2008, Vol 300, No. 14
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James C. Stanley, MD
Topics:
JAMA. 2008;300(14):1629-1629.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1629
Serial 2-Point Ultrasonography Plus D-Dimer vs Whole-Leg Color-Coded Doppler Ultrasonography for Diagnosing Suspected Symptomatic Deep Vein Thrombosis: Title and subTitle BreakA Randomized Controlled Trial FREE
Enrico Bernardi, MD, PhD; Giuseppe Camporese, MD; Harry R. Büller, MD, PhD; Sergio Siragusa, MD; Davide Imberti, MD; Arrigo Berchio, MD; Angelo Ghirarduzzi, MD; Fabio Verlato, MD; Raffaela Anastasio, MD; Carolina Prati, MD; Andrea Piccioli, MD; Raffaele Pesavento, MD; Carlo Bova, MD; Patrizia Maltempi, MD; Nello Zanatta, MD; Alberto Cogo, MD, PhD; Roberto Cappelli, MD; Eugenio Bucherini, MD; Stefano Cuppini, MD; Franco Noventa, MD; Paolo Prandoni, MD, PhD; for the Erasmus Study Group
Topics: deep vein thrombosis, ultrasonography, doppler ultrasound, color, leg, fibrin fragment d substance
JAMA. 2008;300(14):1653-1659.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1653
Association Between 5-α Reductase Inhibition and Risk of Hip Fracture FREE
Steven J. Jacobsen, MD, PhD; T. Craig Cheetham, PharmD, MS; Reina Haque, PhD; Jiaxiao M. Shi, PhD; Ronald K. Loo, MD
Topics: hip fractures, oxidoreductase
JAMA. 2008;300(14):1660-1664.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1660
Associations Between End-of-Life Discussions, Patient Mental Health, Medical Care Near Death, and Caregiver Bereavement Adjustment FREE
Alexi A. Wright, MD; Baohui Zhang, MS; Alaka Ray, MD; Jennifer W. Mack, MD, MPH; Elizabeth Trice, MD, PhD; Tracy Balboni, MD, MPH; Susan L. Mitchell, MD; Vicki A. Jackson, MD, MPH; Susan D. Block, MD; Paul K. Maciejewski, PhD; Holly G. Prigerson, PhD
Topics: bereavement, caregiver, mental health, terminally ill, quality of life
JAMA. 2008;300(14):1665-1673.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1665
Circumcision Status and Risk of HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: Title and subTitle BreakA Meta-analysis FREE
Gregorio A. Millett, MPH; Stephen A. Flores, PhD; Gary Marks, PhD; J. Bailey Reed, MD, MPH; Jeffrey H. Herbst, PhD
Topics: hiv, male circumcision, sexually transmitted diseases, hiv infection
JAMA. 2008;300(14):1674-1684.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1674
Clinician's Corner
Mobilizing Patients in the Intensive Care Unit: Title and subTitle BreakImproving Neuromuscular Weakness and Physical Function
Dale M. Needham, MD, PhD
Includes: CME
Topics: bed rest, intensive care unit, rehabilitation, neuromuscular weakness, mechanical ventilation, physical function
JAMA. 2008;300(14):1685-1690.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1685
Patient Care, Square-Rigger Sailing, and Safety
Steven J. Henkind, MD, PhD; J. Christopher Sinnett, MA, MBA
Topics: eagle, safety
JAMA. 2008;300(14):1691-1693.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1691
Disclosing Genetic Research Results After Death of Pediatric Patients
Adrienne C. Sexton, PhD; Sylvia A. Metcalfe, PhD
Topics: pediatrics, science of genetics, genetic screening, genetic research
JAMA. 2008;300(14):1693-1695.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1693
Noninvasive Diagnosis of Deep Vein Thrombosis
C. Seth Landefeld, MD
Topics: deep vein thrombosis, noninvasive diagnosis
JAMA. 2008;300(14):1696-1697.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1696
Circumcision and HIV Prevention Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: Title and subTitle BreakNo Final Word
Sten H. Vermund, MD, PhD; Han-Zhu Qian, MD, PhD
Topics: male circumcision, hiv prevention
JAMA. 2008;300(14):1698-1700.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1698
Effect of Clopidogrel on Arteriovenous Fistulas for Dialysis
Costas Fourtounas, MD, PhD; Jannis G. Vlachojannis, MD
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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1647-1649.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1648-a
Effect of Clopidogrel on Arteriovenous Fistulas for Dialysis
Dirk M. Hentschel, MD; Arif Asif, MD
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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1647-1649.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1647-b
Effect of Clopidogrel on Arteriovenous Fistulas for Dialysis
Raghav Wusirika, MD; Panduranga Rao, MD, DNB, MS
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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1647-1649.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1647-a
Effect of Clopidogrel on Arteriovenous Fistulas for Dialysis—Reply
Laura M. Dember, MD; Gerald J. Beck, PhD; Harold I. Feldman, MD, MSCE
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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1647-1649.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1648-b
Reductions in Incidence of Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in the United States
Ralph K. H. Nanan, PhD, FRACP; Gurvinder Singh, MBBS; Alison Poulton, MBBChir, MRCP, FRACP
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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1649-1650.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1649-b
Reductions in Incidence of Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in the United States
Clyde Mitchell, MD
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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1649-1650.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1649-a
Reductions in Incidence of Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in the United States—Reply
Christina Phares, PhD; Anne Schuchat, MD; Stephanie Schrag, DPhil
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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1649-1650.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1650-a
Comparisons of Safety-Net and Non–Safety-Net Hospitals
Jeffrey L. Williams, MD, MS
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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1650-1652.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1651-b
Comparisons of Safety-Net and Non–Safety-Net Hospitals
Gene Marie O’Connell, RN, MS
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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1650-1652.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1651-a
Comparisons of Safety-Net and Non–Safety-Net Hospitals
Alan D. Aviles, JD
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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1650-1652.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1650-b
Comparisons of Safety-Net and Non–Safety-Net Hospitals—Reply
Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD; L. Elizabeth Goldman, MD, MCR; R. Adams Dudley, MD, MBA
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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1650-1652.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1652
Prenatal Genome Testing Sparks Debate
Bridget M. Kuehn
Topics: fetus, genome, parent, prenatal care, prenatal testing
JAMA. 2008;300(14):1637-1639.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1637
Severe Fungal Infections Linked to Drugs
Bridget M. Kuehn
Topics: mycoses
JAMA. 2008;300(14):1639-1639.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1639
Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Often Receive Improper Levels of Warfarin
Mike Mitka
Topics: atrial fibrillation, warfarin
JAMA. 2008;300(14):1640-1640.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1640
Studies Address Racial and Geographic Disparities in Breast Cancer Treatment
Tracy Hampton, PhD
Topics: mastectomy, breast cancer
JAMA. 2008;300(14):1641-1641.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1641
Trends in HIV- and STD-Related Risk Behaviors Among High School Students—United States, 1991-2007 FREE
Topics: hiv
JAMA. 2008;300(14):1643-1645.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1643
HIV Prevention Education and HIV-Related Policies in Secondary Schools—Selected Sites, United States, 2006 FREE
Topics: hiv, hiv prevention
JAMA. 2008;300(14):1645-1646.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1645
Drug Funding Questioned
Mike Mitka
Topics: advertising, american heart association, education, medical, continuing, american psychiatric association, medical residencies, pharmaceutical company, finance, money, american college of cardiology, research funding
JAMA. 2008;300(14):1642-1642.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1642-d
Needle Exchange
Mike Mitka
Topics: needle-exchange programs
JAMA. 2008;300(14):1642-1642.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1642-a
Postdeployment Screening
Mike Mitka
Topics: afghanistan, government, iraq, mental health, military personnel
JAMA. 2008;300(14):1642-1642.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1642-b
Wounded Warriors
Mike Mitka
Topics: disabled persons, employment, rehabilitation, soldiers, army
JAMA. 2008;300(14):1642-1642.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1642-c
Western Motel
Janet M. Torpy, MD
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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1626-1626.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1626
Ghazal on Miracles
Jack Coulehan, MD
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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1628-1628.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1628
INDUSTRIAL REGULATION IN INTEREST OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1708-1708.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1708
About This Journal FREE
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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1623-1624.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1623
The Denial of Aging: Perpetual Youth, Eternal Life, and Other Dangerous Fantasies
A. Mark Clarfield, MD, FRCPC
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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1701-1701.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1701
Beyond the Good Death: The Anthropology of Modern Dying
Michael B. Bevins, MD, PhD
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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1702-1702.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1702
Choosing to Die: Elective Death and Multiculturalism
Medically Assisted Death
Ernle W. D. Young, PhD
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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1703-1704.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1703
End-of-Life Communication in the ICU: A Global Perspective
Elaine C. Meyer, PhD, RN
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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1704-1705.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1704
Euthanasia and Law in Europe
Alan G. Williams, JD
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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1706-1706.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1706
Author Name Misspelled in: Effect of Treatment With Low Doses of Hydrocortisone and Fludrocortisone on Mortality in Patients With Septic Shock
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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1652-1652.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1652-c
Incorrect City Name in: Appendix I, Table 1 of the Medical Education issues from 2007 and 2008
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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1652-1652.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1652-b
Incorrect Numbers in Text in: Lead, Mercury, and Arsenic in US- and Indian-Manufactured Ayurvedic Medicines Sold via the Internet
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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1652-1652.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1652-a
Thrombophlebitis FREE
Janet M. Torpy, MD; Alison E. Burke, MA; Richard M. Glass, MD
Topics: thrombophlebitis
JAMA. 2008;300(14):1718-1718.  doi: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1718

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