Arch Intern Med -- Table of Contents (Vol. 159 No. 21, November 22, 1999)

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Table of Contents

Editorials

The Best Treatment for Pneumonia: New Clues, but No Definitive Answers
Scott F. Dowell
Arch Intern Med. 1999;159:2511-2512.
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The Association of Asthma and Obesity: Is It Real or a Matter of Definition, Presbyterian Ministers' Salaries, and Earlobe Creases?
Mark M. Wilson; Richard S. Irwin
Arch Intern Med. 1999;159:2513-2514.
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Commentaries

Improving Treatment Effectiveness in Hypertension
Edward D. Freis
Arch Intern Med. 1999;159:2517-2521.
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Original Investigations

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Associated With Ticlopidine in the Setting of Coronary Artery Stents and Stroke Prevention
Charles L. Bennett; Charles J. Davidson; Dennis W. Raisch; Peter D. Weinberg; Richard H. Bennett; Marc D. Feldman
Arch Intern Med. 1999;159:2524-2528.
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Outpatient Visits for Infectious Diseases in the United States, 1980 Through 1996
Gregory L. Armstrong; Robert W. Pinner
Arch Intern Med. 1999;159:2531-2536.
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Treatment of Active Rheumatoid Arthritis With Leflunomide Compared With Placebo and Methotrexate
Vibeke Strand; Stanley Cohen; Michael Schiff; Arthur Weaver; Roy Fleischmann; Grant Cannon; Robert Fox; Larry Moreland; Nancy Olsen; Dan Furst; Jacques Caldwell; Jeffrey Kaine; John Sharp; Frank Hurley; Iris Loew-Friedrich; for the Leflunomide Rheumatoid Arthritis Investigators Group
Arch Intern Med. 1999;159:2542-2550.
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Patient Risk Factors for Adverse Drug Events in Hospitalized Patients
David W. Bates; Elizabeth B. Miller; David J. Cullen; Lisa Burdick; Lawrence Williams; Nan Laird; Laura A. Petersen; Stephen D. Small; Bobbie J. Sweitzer; Martha Vander Vliet; Lucian L. Leape; for the ADE Prevention Study Group
Arch Intern Med. 1999;159:2553-2560.
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Associations Between Initial Antimicrobial Therapy and Medical Outcomes for Hospitalized Elderly Patients With Pneumonia
Patrick P. Gleason; Thomas P. Meehan; Jonathan M. Fine; Deron H. Galusha; Michael J. Fine
Arch Intern Med. 1999;159:2562-2572.
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Effect of Macrolides as Part of Initial Empiric Therapy on Length of Stay in Patients Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia
James E. Stahl; Michael Barza; Jeffrey DesJardin; Rhonda Martin; Mark H. Eckman
Arch Intern Med. 1999;159:2576-2580.
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Prospective Study of Body Mass Index, Weight Change, and Risk of Adult-onset Asthma in Women
Carlos A. Camargo Jr; Scott T. Weiss; Shumin Zhang; Walter C. Willett; Frank E. Speizer
Arch Intern Med. 1999;159:2582-2588.
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Brain Biopsy in Patients With Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: Diagnostic Value, Clinical Performance, and Survival Time
Mathias W. Hornef; Anne Iten; Philippe Maeder; Jean-Guy Villemure; Luca Regli
Arch Intern Med. 1999;159:2590-2596.
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Clinical Observations

Hyponatremia During Therapy With Amiodarone
Majed Odeh; Elad Schiff; Arie Oliven
Arch Intern Med. 1999;159:2599-2600.
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Editor's Correspondence

The True Cost of the Complete Annual Physical Examination
Charles F. S. Locke
Arch Intern Med. 1999;159:2601.
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Quality Doctor-Patient Relationships Cannot Be Bought
Leroy T. Gerson; Paul Gordon
Arch Intern Med. 1999;159:2601.
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Hyperresponsiveness of Arginine Vasopressin to Metoclopramide in Patients With Pheochromocytoma
Paolo Chiodera; Riccardo Volpi; Vittorio Coiro
Arch Intern Med. 1999;159:2601-2603.
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Archives CME

Archives of Internal Medicine Reader's Choice: Continuing Medical Education
Arch Intern Med. 1999;159:2605-2606.
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