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The Effectiveness of Early Treatment with “Second-Line” Antirheumatic Drugs: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

• Agnes van der Heide,
• Johannes W.G. Jacobs,
• Johannes W.J. Bijlsma,
• Anton H.M. Heurkens,
• Christina van Booma-Frankfort,
• Maaike J. van der Veen,
• Huub C.M. Haanen,
• and Dick M. Hofman

Growth Hormone Replacement in Healthy Older Men Improves Body Composition but Not Functional Ability

• Maxine A. Papadakis,
• Deborah Grady,
• Dennis Black,
• Mary Jo Tierney,
• Gretchen A.W. Gooding,
• Morris Schambelan,
• and Carl Grunfeld

Once-Daily Aminoglycoside Dosing in Immunocompetent Adults: A Meta-Analysis

• Rosemarie Hatala,
• Tuan Dinh,
• and Deborah J. Cook

Pennyroyal Toxicity: Measurement of Toxic Metabolite Levels in Two Cases and Review of the Literature

• Ilene B. Anderson,
• Walter H. Mullen,
• James E. Meeker,
• Siamak C. Khojasteh-Bakht,
• Shimako Oishi,
• Sidney D. Nelson,
• and Paul D. Blanc

Colonic Bacillary Angiomatosis

• Young B. Huh,
• Suzanne Rose,
• Robert E. Schoen,
• Susan Hunt,
• David C. Whitcomb,
• and Sydney Finkelstein

Detection of a Clonal BCL2 Gene Rearrangement in Tissues from a Patient with Whipple Disease

• Thierry Fest,
• Benedicte Pron,
• Marie-Paule Lefranc,
• Catherine Pierre,
• Regis Angonin,
• Benoit de Wazieres,
• Zohra Soua,
• and Jean-Louis Dupond

Checklist of Information for Inclusion in Reports of Clinical Trials

• The Asilomar Working Group on Recommendations for Reporting of Clinical Trials in the Biomedical Literature*

Reported Complications of Silicone Gel Breast Implants: An Epidemiologic Review

• Barbara G. Silverman,
• S. Lori Brown,
• Roselie A. Bright,
• Ronald G. Kaczmarek,
• Janet B. Arrowsmith-Lowe,
• and David A. Kessler

Plasma Cytokines, Cytokine Antagonists, and Disease Progression in African Women Infected with HIV-1

• Donald M. Thea,
• Reuven Porat,
• Khondi Nagimbi,
• Matela Baangi,
• Michael E. St. Louis,
• Gilla Kaplan,
• Charles A. Dinarello,
• and Gerald T. Keusch

Noncardiac Surgery in the Cardiac Patient: What Is the Question?

• Monty M. Bodenheimer

Screening for Cardiac Disease in Patients Having Noncardiac Surgery

• Lee A. Fleisher and
• Kim A. Eagle

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Treat Now, Not Later!

• Michael E. Weinblatt

Effects of Famciclovir in Acute Herpes Zoster

• Umberto Tirelli

Effects of Famciclovir in Acute Herpes Zoster

• Stephen K. Tyring

Renal Impairment Associated with Losartan

• Deborah R. Saine and
• Edward R. Ahrens

Drug Legalization, Harm Reduction, and Drug Policy

• Donald C. Smart

Drug Legalization, Harm Reduction, and Drug Policy

• David W. Wilbur

Drug Legalization, Harm Reduction, and Drug Policy

• Otto S. Baum

Drug Legalization, Harm Reduction, and Drug Policy

• Harry J. Kanin

Drug Legalization, Harm Reduction, and Drug Policy

• Don C. Des Jarlais,
• Samuel R. Friedman,
• and Denise Paone

Drug Legalization, Harm Reduction, and Drug Policy

• Eric A. Voth and
• Robert L. DuPont

CORRECTION: PREVALENCE RATIO

Reviews and Notes: A Dictionary of Epidemiology

• Edward J. Huth

Reviews and Notes: Healthcare Standards 1996