Arch Intern Med -- Table of Contents (Vol. 168 No. 4, February 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(4):346.
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Editorials

Measuring the Performance of Performance Measurement
Mark L. Metersky
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(4):347-348.
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Antibiotic Therapy in the Demented Elderly Population: Redefining the Ethical Dilemma
Mitchell J. Schwaber; Yehuda Carmeli
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(4):349-350.
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Original Investigations

Antibiotic Timing and Errors in Diagnosing Pneumonia
James A. Welker; Michelle Huston; Jack D. McCue
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(4):351-356.
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Patterns of Antimicrobial Use Among Nursing Home Residents With Advanced Dementia
Erika D’Agata; Susan L. Mitchell
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(4):357-362.
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Internet Patient Decision Support: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Alternative Approaches for Men Considering Prostate Cancer Screening
Dominick L. Frosch; Vibha Bhatnagar; Steven Tally; Charles J. Hamori; Robert M. Kaplan
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(4):363-369.
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Estrogen Plus Progestin and Breast Cancer Detection by Means of Mammography and Breast Biopsy
Rowan T. Chlebowski; Garnet Anderson; Mary Pettinger; Dorothy Lane; Robert D. Langer; Mary Ann Gillian; Brian W. Walsh; Chu Chen; Anne McTiernan; for the Women's Health Initiative Investigators
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(4):370-377.
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Hematologic Malignant Neoplasms After Drug Exposure in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sasha Bernatsky; Ann E. Clarke; Samy Suissa
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(4):378-381.
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Comparison of 2 Frailty Indexes for Prediction of Falls, Disability, Fractures, and Death in Older Women
Kristine E. Ensrud; Susan K. Ewing; Brent C. Taylor; Howard A. Fink; Peggy M. Cawthon; Katie L. Stone; Teresa A. Hillier; Jane A. Cauley; Marc C. Hochberg; Nicolas Rodondi; J. Kathleen Tracy; Steven R. Cummings; for the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures Research Group
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(4):382-389.
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House Staff Member Awareness of Older Inpatients' Risks for Hazards of Hospitalization
Helen M. Fernandez; Kathryn E. Callahan; Antonios Likourezos; Rosanne M. Leipzig
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(4):390-396.
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Association of Activated Vitamin D Treatment and Mortality in Chronic Kidney Disease
Csaba P. Kovesdy; Shahram Ahmadzadeh; John E. Anderson; Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(4):397-403.
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Serum Selenium Levels and All-Cause, Cancer, and Cardiovascular Mortality Among US Adults
Joachim Bleys; Ana Navas-Acien; Eliseo Guallar
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(4):404-410.
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Hospital Treatment of Patients With Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack Using the "Get With The Guidelines" Program
Kenneth A. LaBresh; Mathew J. Reeves; Michael R. Frankel; Dawn Albright; Lee H. Schwamm
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(4):411-417.
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Incidence and Prevalence of Heart Failure in Elderly Persons, 1994-2003
Lesley H. Curtis; David J. Whellan; Bradley G. Hammill; Adrian F. Hernandez; Kevin J. Anstrom; Alisa M. Shea; Kevin A. Schulman
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(4):418-424.
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Patient Outcomes After Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism: The Worcester Venous Thromboembolism Study
Frederick A. Spencer; Joel M. Gore; Darleen Lessard; James D. Douketis; Cathy Emery; Robert J. Goldberg
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(4):425-430.
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Research Letters

Prognostic Value of Type D Personality Compared With Depressive Symptoms
Johan Denollet; Susanne S. Pedersen
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(4):431-432.
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Validation and Comparison of a Novel Screening Guideline for Kidney Disease: KEEPing SCORED
Heejung Bang; Madhu Mazumdar; Lisa M. Kern; David A. Shoham; Phyllis A. August; Abhijit V. Kshirsagar
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(4):432-435.
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Editor's Correspondence

Would Helping Residents Have a Regular Circadian Rhythm Improve Their Sleep Deprivation?
Balaji Yegneswaran; Ashgan Elshinawy
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(4):435.
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Concerns About Bone Safety of Tricyclic Antidepressant Therapy
Wee-Shiong Lim; Mark Chan
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(4):435-436.
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Concerns About Bone Safety of Tricyclic Antidepressant Therapy—Reply
Susan Diem; Terri Blackwell; Katie L. Stone; Kristine Yaffe; Elizabeth Haney; Michael Bliziotes; Kristine E. Ensrud
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(4):436.
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Are Guideline-Based Therapies for Myocardial Infarction Generalizable to Troponin-Only Positive Patients?
Heather Horton
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(4):436-437.
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Are Guideline-Based Therapies for Myocardial Infarction Generalizable to Troponin-Only Positive Patients?—Reply
JoAnne M. Foody
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(4):437.
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