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Delayed Hospital Presentation in Patients Who Have Had Acute Myocardial Infarction

• Jerry H. Gurwitz,
• Thomas J. McLaughlin,
• Donald J. Willison,
• Edward Guadagnoli,
• Paul J. Hauptman,
• Xiaoming Gao,
• and Stephen B. Soumerai

Peripheral Blood Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Transplantation for Solid Tumors and Lymphomas: Hematologic Recovery and Costs: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

• Olivier Hartmann,
• Anne Gaelle Le Corroller,
• Didier Blaise,
• Jean Michon,
• Irene Philip,
• Francoise Norol,
• Maud Janvier,
• Jose Louis Pico,
• Marie Christine Baranzelli,
• Herve Rubie,
• Carole Coze,
• Antonella Pinna,
• Valerie Meresse,
• and Ellen Benhamou

Molecular Diagnosis of Thiopurine S-Methyltransferase Deficiency: Genetic Basis for Azathioprine and Mercaptopurine Intolerance

• Charles R. Yates,
• Eugene Y. Krynetski,
• Thrina Loennechen,
• Michael Y. Fessing,
• Hung-Liang Tai,
• Ching-Hon Pui,
• Mary V. Relling,
• and William E. Evans

Risk for Clinical Thromboembolism Associated with Conversion to Sinus Rhythm in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Lasting Less Than 48 Hours

• Marilyn J. Weigner,
• Todd A. Caulfield,
• Peter G. Danias,
• David I. Silverman,
• and Warren J. Manning

Oral Propafenone To Convert Recent-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with and without Underlying Heart Disease: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

• Giuseppe Boriani,
• Mauro Biffi,
• Alessandro Capucci,
• Gian Luca Botto,
• Tiziana Broffoni,
• Ida Rubino,
• Stefano Della Casa,
• Mario Sanguinetti,
• and Bruno Magnani

Causes of Death in Homeless Adults in Boston

• Stephen W. Hwang,
• E. John Orav,
• James J. O'Connell,
• Joan M. Lebow,
• and Troyen A. Brennan

Atheromatous Disease of the Thoracic Aorta: Pathologic and Clinical Implications

• Itzhak Kronzon and
• Paul A. Tunick

Hypercoagulability in Venous and Arterial Thrombosis

• Duncan P. Thomas and
• Harold R. Roberts

The Physician's Role in Minimizing Prehospital Delay in Patients at High Risk for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Recommendations from the National Heart Attack Alert Program

• Kathleen Dracup,
• Angelo A. Alonzo,
• James M. Atkins,
• Nancy M. Bennett,
• Allan Braslow,
• Luther T. Clark,
• Mickey Eisenberg,
• Keith Copelin Ferdinand,
• Robert Frye,
• Lee Green,
• Martha N. Hill,
• J. Ward Kennedy,
• Eva Kline-Rogers,
• Debra K. Moser,
• Joseph P. Ornato,
• Bertram Pitt,
• Jane D. Scott,
• Harry P. Selker,
• Sharron J. Silva,
• William Thies,
• W. Douglas Weaver,
• Nanette K. Wenger,
• and Suzanne K. White

Effective Reperfusion for Acute Myocardial Infarction Begins with Effective Health Policy

• Thomas H. Lee

Therapeutic Lessons from Pharmacogenetics

• Elliot S. Vesell

The Patient as Physician

• Herbert S. Waxman

Warfarin-Related Bleeding in the Elderly

• Louis Fiore

Warfarin-Related Bleeding in the Elderly

• Stephan D. Fihn,
• Mary B. McDonell,
• and Jorja Henikoff

Cholesterol Reduction, Heart Disease, and Mortality

• Charles M. Grossman

Cholesterol Reduction, Heart Disease, and Mortality

• J. Michael Gaziano,
• Patricia R. Hebert,
• and Charles H. Hennekens

Delayed Tuberculin Reactivity in Indochinese Persons

• Miguel A. Muniain,
• Jesus Rodriguez-Bano,
• and Jose L. Corral

Delayed Tuberculin Reactivity in Indochinese Persons

• John M. Robertson and
• Catarina Kiefe

Unexplained Noncardiac Chest Pain

• Ronnie Fass

Unexplained Noncardiac Chest Pain

• Frederick L. Jones III

Unexplained Noncardiac Chest Pain

• Colin Reisner and
• U.G. Mason III

Unexplained Noncardiac Chest Pain

• Frank P. Castrina

Unexplained Noncardiac Chest Pain

• Satish S.C. Rao,
• Robert W. Summers,
• and Hans Gregersen

Cost-Effectiveness of Interferon-α as Maintenance Therapy in Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

• Andrea Messori,
• Paola Becagli,
• and Sabrina Trippoli

Cost-Effectiveness of Interferon-α as Maintenance Therapy in Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

• Michael W. Kattan and
• J. Robert Beck

Henoch-Schonlein Purpura Associated with Acetylsalicylic Acid

• Rosa Sola Alberich,
• Ali Jammoul,
• and Luis Masana

Dueling Pacemakers

• Marie E. Aydelotte,
• Chee H. Kim,
• and Toshio Akiyama

Alcohol Intake and Cardiac Hypertrophy in Hypertensive Patients

• Toshihiko Ishimitsu

Correlation of Hepatitis C Virus Antibodies with Viremia

• Heinz-Hubert Feucht,
• Bernhard Zollner,
• and Rainer Laufs

POEMs: Patient-Oriented Evidence That Matters

• Allen F. Shaughnessy and
• David C. Slawson

Epidemiology of Silicone Breast Implants

• John Whysner

Epidemiology of Silicone Breast Implants

• Barbara G. Silverman,
• S. Lori Brown,
• and Roselie A. Bright

Failure To Thrive in Older Adults

• Christopher D. Still,
• Caroline M. Apovian,
• and Gordon L. Jensen

Failure To Thrive in Older Adults

• William W. Stead

Failure To Thrive in Older Adults

• Valery A. Portnoi

Failure To Thrive in Older Adults

• Michael Gordon

Failure To Thrive in Older Adults

• Catherine A. Sarkisian and
• Mark S. Lachs

Medicalization of Race

• Donna L. Parker

Medicalization of Race

• Ritchie Witzig

Balancing Family and Career: Men Are in the Trenches, Too

• William Holmes

Balancing Family and Career: Men Are in the Trenches, Too

• Molly Carnes

Correction: Acknowledgment

Correction: Error in Reference

Reviews: Nutritional Concerns of Women

Reviews: Mosby's Medical Surfari: A Guide to Exploring the Internet and Discovering the Top Health Care Resources

Reviews: Cancer Medicine

Reviews: Frontier Doctor: William Beaumont, America's First Great Medical Scientist

The Gate

• Alice Jones

2001: An American Health Care Odyssey

• William R. Hazzard