Arch Intern Med -- Table of Contents (Vol. 168 No. 15, Aug 11/25, 2008)

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In This Issue of Archives of Internal Medicine

In This Issue of Archives of Internal Medicine
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(15):1604.
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Editorials

Body Fat Distribution and Cardiovascular Risk: A Tale of 2 Sites
Lewis Landsberg
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(15):1607-1608.
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Original Investigations

Identification and Characterization of Metabolically Benign Obesity in Humans
Norbert Stefan; Konstantinos Kantartzis; Jürgen Machann; Fritz Schick; Claus Thamer; Kilian Rittig; Bernd Balletshofer; Fausto Machicao; Andreas Fritsche; Hans-Ulrich Häring
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(15):1609-1616.
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The Obese Without Cardiometabolic Risk Factor Clustering and the Normal Weight With Cardiometabolic Risk Factor Clustering: Prevalence and Correlates of 2 Phenotypes Among the US Population (NHANES 1999-2004)
Rachel P. Wildman; Paul Muntner; Kristi Reynolds; Aileen P. McGinn; Swapnil Rajpathak; Judith Wylie-Rosett; MaryFran R. Sowers
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(15):1617-1624.
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25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and the Risk of Mortality in the General Population
Michal L. Melamed; Erin D. Michos; Wendy Post; Brad Astor
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(15):1629-1637.
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Reduced Disability and Mortality Among Aging Runners: A 21-Year Longitudinal Study
Eliza F. Chakravarty; Helen B. Hubert; Vijaya B. Lingala; James F. Fries
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(15):1638-1646.
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Long-term Clinical Outcomes Following Coronary Stenting
Kevin J. Anstrom; David F. Kong; Linda K. Shaw; Robert M. Califf; Judith M. Kramer; Eric D. Peterson; Sunil V. Rao; David B. Matchar; Daniel B. Mark; Robert A. Harrington; Eric L. Eisenstein
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(15):1647-1655.
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Prediction of Progression to Overt Hypothyroidism or Hyperthyroidism in Female Relatives of Patients With Autoimmune Thyroid Disease Using the Thyroid Events Amsterdam (THEA) Score
Thea G. A. Strieder; Jan G. P. Tijssen; Björn E. Wenzel; Erik Endert; Wilmar M. Wiersinga
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(15):1657-1663.
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Geographic Variation in Rheumatoid Arthritis Incidence Among Women in the United States
Karen H. Costenbader; Shun-Chiao Chang; Francine Laden; Robin Puett; Elizabeth W. Karlson
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(15):1664-1670.
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The Risk of Fracture Following Hospitalization in Older Women and Men
Rebekah L. Gardner; Fran Harris; Eric Vittinghoff; Steven R. Cummings
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(15):1671-1677.
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Overweight, Obesity, and the Risk of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism
Sabine Eichinger; Gregor Hron; Christine Bialonczyk; Mirko Hirschl; Erich Minar; Oswald Wagner; Georg Heinze; Paul A. Kyrle
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(15):1678-1683.
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Cost-effectiveness of Proton Pump Inhibitor Cotherapy in Patients Taking Long-term, Low-Dose Aspirin for Secondary Cardiovascular Prevention
Sameer D. Saini; Philip Schoenfeld; A. Mark Fendrick; James Scheiman
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(15):1684-1690.
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Medical Records and Quality of Care in Acute Coronary Syndromes: Results From CRUSADE
Shannon M. Dunlay; Karen P. Alexander; Chiara Melloni; Jennifer L. Kraschnewski; Li Liang; W. Brian Gibler; Matthew T. Roe; E. Magnus Ohman; Eric D. Peterson
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(15):1692-1698.
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The Hemoglobin A_1c Level as a Progressive Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Death, Hospitalization for Heart Failure, or Death in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: An Analysis of the Candesartan in Heart Failure: Assessment of Reduction in Mortality and Morbidity (CHARM) Program
Hertzel C. Gerstein; Karl Swedberg; Jonas Carlsson; John J. V. McMurray; Eric L. Michelson; Bertil Olofsson; Marc A. Pfeffer; Salim Yusuf; for the CHARM Program Investigators
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(15):1699-1704.
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Practical Barriers to Timely Primary Care Access: Impact on Adult Use of Emergency Department Services
George Rust; Jiali Ye; Peter Baltrus; Elvan Daniels; Bamidele Adesunloye; George Edward Fryer
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(15):1705-1710.
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Invited Commentary

Cost-effectiveness of Proton Pump Inhibitor Cotherapy in Patients Taking Long-term, Low-Dose Aspirin for Secondary Cardiovascular Prevention—Invited Commentary
Michael Pignone
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(15):1691.
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Corrections

Incomplete Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest in: Computed Tomographic Colonography to Screen for Colorectal Cancer, Extracolonic Cancer, and Aortic Aneurysm: Model Simulation With Cost-effectiveness Analysis
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(15):1710.
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Comments, Opinions, and Brief Case Reports

Satisfaction With Career Choice Among US Medical Students
Erica Frank; Jennifer S. Carrera; Jaya K. Rao; Lynda A. Anderson
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(15):1712-1716.
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Editor's Correspondence

Delirium and Costs of Informal Home Care
Giuseppe Bellelli; Angelo Bianchetti; Marco Trabucchi
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(15):1717.
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State Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing Laws
Sarah Neff; Ronald H. Goldschmidt
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(15):1717-1718.
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Interstitial Lung Disease: Mycophenolate Mofetil as an Antifibrotic and Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug
Lesley Ann Saketkoo; Luis R. Espinoza
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(15):1718-1719.
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Informing Patients of Their Coronary Risk
Afschin Gandjour
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(15):1719.
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Periodontal Surgery for Patients Receiving Anticoagulant Therapy
Sharon Elad; Mordechai Findler
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(15):1719.
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The Hurdles of Translating a Single-Center Observation Into Practice
Luca Testa; Ravinay Bhindi; Adrian Banning
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(15):1719-1720.
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The Hurdles of Translating a Single-Center Observation Into Practice—Reply
Pamela N. Peterson; Frederick A. Masoudi
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(15):1720.
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