Arch Intern Med -- Table of Contents (Vol. 168 No. 8, April 28, 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(8):790.
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Editorials

Considering Competing Risks . . . Not All Black and White
Jane A. Cauley; Kristine E. Ensrud
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(8):793-795.
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Controversies in Internal Medicine

Mandated Diabetes Registries Will Benefit Persons With Diabetes
Benjamin Littenberg; Charles D. MacLean
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(8):797-799.
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Mandated Diabetes Registries Will Not Benefit Persons With Diabetes
Paula M. Trief; Richard A. Ellison
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(8):799-802.
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Rebuttal
Benjamin Littenberg; Charles D. MacLean
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(8):802-803.
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Rebuttal
Paula M. Trief; Richard A. Ellison
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(8):803.
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Review Articles

Adjunctive Use of Rifampin for the Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus Infections: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Joshua Perlroth; Melissa Kuo; Jennifer Tan; Arnold S. Bayer; Loren G. Miller
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(8):805-819.
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Original Investigations

Use of Thiazolidinediones and Fracture Risk
Christian Meier; Marius E. Kraenzlin; Michael Bodmer; Susan S. Jick; Hershel Jick; Christoph R. Meier
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(8):820-825.
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Use of Alendronate and Risk of Incident Atrial Fibrillation in Women
Susan R. Heckbert; Guo Li; Steven R. Cummings; Nicholas L. Smith; Bruce M. Psaty
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(8):826-831.
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Long-term Effects of Renin-Angiotensin System–Blocking Therapy and a Low Blood Pressure Goal on Progression of Hypertensive Chronic Kidney Disease in African Americans
Lawrence J. Appel; Jackson T. Wright Jr; Tom Greene; John W. Kusek; Julia B. Lewis; Xuelei Wang; Michael S. Lipkowitz; Keith C. Norris; George L. Bakris; Mahboob Rahman; Gabriel Contreras; Stephen G. Rostand; Joel D. Kopple; Francis B. Gabbai; Gerald I. Schulman; Jennifer J. Gassman; Jeanne Charleston; Lawrence Y. Agodoa; for the African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension Collaborative Research Group
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(8):832-839.
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Persistent Hot Flushes in Older Postmenopausal Women
Alison J. Huang; Deborah Grady; Vanessa L. Jacoby; Terri L. Blackwell; Douglas C. Bauer; George F. Sawaya
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(8):840-846.
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Factors Identified as Precipitating Hospital Admissions for Heart Failure and Clinical Outcomes: Findings From OPTIMIZE-HF
Gregg C. Fonarow; William T. Abraham; Nancy M. Albert; Wendy Gattis Stough; Mihai Gheorghiade; Barry H. Greenberg; Christopher M. O’Connor; Karen Pieper; Jie Lena Sun; Clyde W. Yancy; James B. Young; for the OPTIMIZE-HF Investigators and Hospitals
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(8):847-854.
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Thyrotropin Levels and Risk of Fatal Coronary Heart Disease: The HUNT Study
Bjørn O. Åsvold; Trine Bjøro; Tom Ivar L. Nilsen; David Gunnell; Lars J. Vatten
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(8):855-860.
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Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy and Stroke: Role of Time Since Menopause and Age at Initiation of Hormone Therapy
Francine Grodstein; JoAnn E. Manson; Meir J. Stampfer; Kathryn Rexrode
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(8):861-866.
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Circumstances of Death in Hospitalized Patients and Nurses' Perceptions: French Multicenter Mort-a-l’Hôpital Survey
Edouard Ferrand; Patricia Jabre; Claire Vincent-Genod; Régis Aubry; Michel Badet; Philippe Badia; Alain Cariou; Françoise Ellien; Valérie Gounant; Roger Gil; Samir Jaber; Sylvie Jay; Elena Paillaud; Philippe Poulain; Bernard Regnier; Jean Reignier; Gérard Socie; Bernard Tardy; François Lemaire; Christian Brun-Buisson; Jean Marty; for the French Mort-a-l’Hôpital Group
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(8):867-875.
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Assessment of the Scientific Soundness of Clinical Performance Measures: A Field Test of the National Committee for Quality Assurance's Colorectal Cancer Screening Measure
Eric C. Schneider; Marion R. Nadel; Alan M. Zaslavsky; Elizabeth A. McGlynn
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(8):876-882.
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The Joint Effects of Physical Activity and Body Mass Index on Coronary Heart Disease Risk in Women
Amy R. Weinstein; Howard D. Sesso; I-Min Lee; Kathryn M. Rexrode; Nancy R. Cook; JoAnn E. Manson; Julie E. Buring; J. Michael Gaziano
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(8):884-890.
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Genetic Predisposition, Nongenetic Risk Factors, and Coronary Infarct
Antonia Trichopoulou; Nikos Yiannakouris; Christina Bamia; Vassiliki Benetou; Dimitrios Trichopoulos; Jose M. Ordovas
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(8):891-896.
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Corrections

Incorrect Middle Initial in: The Growing Burden of Diabetes Mellitus in the US Elderly Population
Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(8):860.
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