October 8, 2008, Vol 300, No. 14, Pages 1621-1718

This Week in JAMA

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A Piece of My Mind

Saturday

James C. Stanley, MD

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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1629. doi:10.1001/jama.300.14.1629

Original Contribution

Serial 2-Point Ultrasonography Plus D-Dimer vs Whole-Leg Color-Coded Doppler Ultrasonography for Diagnosing Suspected Symptomatic Deep Vein Thrombosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Enrico Bernardi, MD, PhD; Giuseppe Camporese, MD; Harry R. Büller, MD, PhD; et al.

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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1653-1659. doi:10.1001/jama.300.14.1653

Editorial
Noninvasive Diagnosis of Deep Vein Thrombosis
C. Seth Landefeld, MD

Association Between 5-α Reductase Inhibition and Risk of Hip Fracture

Steven J. Jacobsen, MD, PhD; T. Craig Cheetham, PharmD, MS; Reina Haque, PhD; et al.

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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

Alexi A. Wright, MD; Baohui Zhang, MS; Alaka Ray, MD; et al.

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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1665-1673. doi:10.1001/jama.300.14.1665

Editorial

Noninvasive Diagnosis of Deep Vein Thrombosis

C. Seth Landefeld, MD

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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1696-1697. doi:10.1001/jama.300.14.1696

Circumcision and HIV Prevention Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: No Final Word

Sten H. Vermund, MD, PhD; Han-Zhu Qian, MD, PhD

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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1698-1700. doi:10.1001/jama.300.14.1698

Review

Circumcision Status and Risk of HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Meta-analysis

Gregorio A. Millett, MPH; Stephen A. Flores, PhD; Gary Marks, PhD; et al.

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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1674-1684. doi:10.1001/jama.300.14.1674

Editorial
Circumcision and HIV Prevention Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: No Final Word
Sten H. Vermund, MD, PhD; Han-Zhu Qian, MD, PhD

Grand Rounds

Clinician's Corner

Mobilizing Patients in the Intensive Care Unit: Improving Neuromuscular Weakness and Physical Function

Dale M. Needham, MD, PhD

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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1685-1690. doi:10.1001/jama.300.14.1685

Medical News & Perspectives

Prenatal Genome Testing Sparks Debate

Bridget M. Kuehn

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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1637-1639. doi:10.1001/jama.300.14.1637

Severe Fungal Infections Linked to Drugs

Bridget M. Kuehn

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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1639. doi:10.1001/jama.300.14.1639

Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Often Receive Improper Levels of Warfarin

Mike Mitka

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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1640. doi:10.1001/jama.300.14.1640

Studies Address Racial and Geographic Disparities in Breast Cancer Treatment

Tracy Hampton, PhD

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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1641. doi:10.1001/jama.300.14.1641

News From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Trends in HIV- and STD-Related Risk Behaviors Among High School Students—United States, 1991-2007

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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

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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1645-1646. doi:10.1001/jama.300.14.1645

Capitol Health Call

Needle Exchange

Mike Mitka

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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1642. doi:10.1001/jama.300.14.1642-a

Postdeployment Screening

Mike Mitka

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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1642. doi:10.1001/jama.300.14.1642-b

Wounded Warriors

Mike Mitka

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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1642. doi:10.1001/jama.300.14.1642-c

Drug Funding Questioned

Mike Mitka

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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1642. doi:10.1001/jama.300.14.1642-d

Letters

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

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

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—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

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

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—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

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

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

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—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

The Cover

Western Motel

Janet M. Torpy, MD

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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1626. doi:10.1001/jama.300.14.1626

Poetry and Medicine

Ghazal on Miracles

Jack Coulehan, MD

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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1628. doi:10.1001/jama.300.14.1628

JAMA Patient Page

Thrombophlebitis

Janet M. Torpy, MD; Alison E. Burke, MA; Richard M. Glass, MD

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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1718. doi:10.1001/jama.300.14.1718

Correction

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. doi:10.1001/jama.300.14.1652-a

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. doi:10.1001/jama.300.14.1652-b

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. doi:10.1001/jama.300.14.1652-c

Commentary

Patient Care, Square-Rigger Sailing, and Safety

Steven J. Henkind, MD, PhD; J. Christopher Sinnett, MA, MBA

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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

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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1693-1695. doi:10.1001/jama.300.14.1693

JAMA 100 Years Ago

INDUSTRIAL REGULATION IN INTEREST OF PUBLIC HEALTH.

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JAMA. 2008;300(14):1708. doi:10.1001/jama.300.14.1708

Book and Media Reviews

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. 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. 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. doi:10.1001/jama.300.14.1706

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