Issue 5/2009
Content (25 Articles)
Should We Test for CYP2C9 Before Initiating Anticoagulant Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation?
Mark H. Eckman, Steven M. Greenberg, Jonathan Rosand
Depressive Symptoms and Perceived Doctor-Patient Communication in the Heart and Soul Study
Yael Schenker, Anita Stewart, Beeya Na, Mary A. Whooley
Tea Consumption and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies
Yali Jing, Guanjun Han, Yun Hu, Yan Bi, Lirong Li, Dalong Zhu
Mood, Side-effects and Smoking Outcomes Among Persons With and Without Probable Lifetime Depression Taking Varenicline
Jennifer B. McClure, Gary E. Swan, Lisa Jack, Sheryl L. Catz, Susan M. Zbikowski, Tim A. McAfee, Mona Deprey, Julie Richards, Harold Javitz
Can Improved Prescription Medication Labeling Influence Adherence to Chronic Medications? An Evaluation of the Target Pharmacy Label
William H. Shrank, Patrick P. Gleason, Claire Canning, Carol Walters, Alan H. Heaton, Saira Jan, Amanda Patrick, M. Alan Brookhart, Sebastian Schneeweiss, Daniel H. Solomon, Jerry Avorn, Niteesh K. Choudhry
African Americans’ Perceptions of Physician Attempts to Address Obesity in the Primary Care Setting
Stephanie H. Ward, Anastasia M. Gray, Anuradha Paranjape
Factors Associated with Osteoporosis Screening and Recommendations for Osteoporosis Screening in Older Adults
Smita Nayak, Mark S. Roberts, Susan L. Greenspan
Symptom Burden, Depression, and Spiritual Well-Being: A Comparison of Heart Failure and Advanced Cancer Patients
David B. Bekelman, John S. Rumsfeld, Edward P. Havranek, Traci E. Yamashita, Evelyn Hutt, Sheldon H. Gottlieb, Sydney M. Dy, Jean S. Kutner
A Prospective Controlled Trial of the Influence of a Geriatrics Home Visit Program on Medical Student Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes Towards Care of the Elderly
Gerald D. Denton, Rechell Rodriguez, Paul A. Hemmer, Justin Harder, Patricia Short, Janice L. Hanson
Training Residents to Employ Self-efficacy-enhancing Interviewing Techniques: Randomized Controlled Trial of a Standardized Patient Intervention
Anthony Jerant, Richard L. Kravitz, Rahman Azari, Lynda White, Jorge A. García, Heather Vierra, Maria Catrina Virata, Peter Franks
Not Perfect, but Better: Primary Care Providers’ Experiences with Electronic Referrals in a Safety Net Health System
Yeuen Kim, Alice Hm Chen, Ellen Keith, Hal F. Yee Jr, Margot B. Kushel
Early Identification of Co-Occurring Pain, Depression and Anxiety
Cathy D. Sherbourne, Steven M. Asch, Lisa R. Shugarman, Joy R. Goebel, Andy B. Lanto, Lisa V. Rubenstein, Li Wen, Lisa Zubkoff, Karl A. Lorenz
Measuring Continuing Medical Education Outcomes: A Pilot Study of Effect Size of Three CME Interventions at an SGIM Annual Meeting
Saul J. Weiner, Jeffrey L. Jackson, Sarajane Garten
Medication Discrepancies upon Hospital to Skilled Nursing Facility Transitions
Jennifer Tjia, Alice Bonner, Becky A. Briesacher, Sarah McGee, Eileen Terrill, Kathleen Miller
Challenges and Opportunities in Academic Hospital Medicine: Report from the Academic Hospital Medicine Summit
Scott A. Flanders, Bob Centor, Valerie Weber, Thomas McGinn, Karen DeSalvo, Andrew Auerbach
Tips for Teachers of Evidence-based Medicine: Making Sense of Decision Analysis Using a Decision Tree
Anna Lee, Gavin M. Joynt, Anthony M. H. Ho, Sheri Keitz, Thomas McGinn, Peter C. Wyer
Who Gets Disease Management?
Melinda Beeuwkes Buntin, Arvind K. Jain, Soeren Mattke, Nicole Lurie
Genetic Testing Before Anticoagulation? A Systematic Review of Pharmacogenetic Dosing of Warfarin
Kirsten Neudoerffer Kangelaris, Stephen Bent, Robert L. Nussbaum, David A. Garcia, Jeffrey A. Tice
Obesity and Mammography: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Nisa M. Maruthur, Shari Bolen, Frederick L. Brancati, Jeanne M. Clark
Do New Drugs Increase Life Expectancy? A Critique of a Manhattan Institute Paper
Dean Baker, Adriane Fugh-Berman
Visual Hallucinations in a Patient with Adult Onset Acid Maltase Deficiency Disorder
Ritesh Patil, Jack L. DePriest
Fact or Fiction: The Need for Independent Pharmaceutical Policy Research
Salomeh Keyhani, Alex Federman