Commentary
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Commentary
On being a patient in the new millennium
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Commentary
Children's medical malapropisms
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Commentary
Are thiazolidinediones first-line agents?
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Commentary
Homeopathy or isopathy?
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Commentary
Influenza vaccine does not produce myopathy in patients taking statins
Original Research
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Original Research
How should low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentration be determined?
The National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III Report (NCEP-ATP III) has identified low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (...
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Original Research
The Incontinence Quality of Life Instrument in a survey of primary care patients
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Original Research
Is an elevated serum transferrin saturation associated with the development of diabetes?
OBJECTIVES: Diabetes mellitus is a common comorbid condition of hemochromatosis and is often identified as a complication of untreated...
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Original Research
Validating an instrument for selecting interventions to change physician practice patterns
A Michigan Consortium for Family Practice Research study OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to develop a psychometric instrument that...
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Original Research
Does oral creatine supplementation improve strength? A meta-analysis
OBJECTIVES: Oral creatine is the most widely used nutritional supplement among athletes. Our purpose was to investigate whether creatine...
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Original Research
Delayed antibiotic prescriptions: What are the experiences and attitudes of physicians and patients?
OBJECTIVE: To explore the experiences and opinions of family physicians and patients regarding the delay of antibiotic prescriptions, to be...
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Original Research
The relation between methods and recommendations in clinical practice guidelines for hypertension and hyperlipidemia
OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between methods used to develop clinical practice guidelines and the recommendations that are made.STUDY...
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Original Research
Classification of medical errors and preventable adverse events in primary care: A synthesis of the literature
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Original Research
Intention-to-treat analysis: Who is in? Who is out?
To assess whether the term “intention to treat” (ITT) predicts inclusion of all randomized subjects in the analysis, we reviewed 100 randomly...
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Original Research
The Spirituality Index of Well-Being: Development and testing of a new measure
Clinical Inquiries
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Clinical Inquiries
In patients with a previous CVA, do antioxidants protect against subsequent stroke?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Most recent randomized controlled clinical trials have not found a benefit in antioxidants (vitamin C, vitamin E, and/or...
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Clinical Inquiries
Does postcoital voiding prevent urinary tract infections in young women?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Healthy women who urinate within 15 minutes of sexual intercourse may be slightly less likely to develop a urinary tract...
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Clinical Inquiries
Do antioxidants (vitamins C, E) improve outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Antioxidant supplements of vitamins E and C do not reduce cardiovascular death in people with coronary artery disease....
Q&A
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Q&A
Ginkgo is not a smart pill
Solomon PR, Adams F, Silver A, Zimmer J, DeVeaux R. Ginkgo for memory enhancement: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA 2002; 288:835–40.
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Q&A
Risperidone improves behavior in children with autism
McCracken JT, McGough J, Shah B, et al, for Research Units on Pediatric Psychopharmacology Autism Network. Risperidone in children with autism and...
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Q&A
Duplex ultrasound and Magnetic Responce Angiography are sensitive for severe carotid stenosis
Nederkoorn PJ, Mali WP, Eikelboom BC, et al. Preoperative diagnosis of carotid artery stenosis: accuracy of noninvasive testing. Stroke 2002; 33:...
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Q&A
How accurate is the D-dimer assay in diagnosing pulmonary embolism?
Brown MD, Rowe BH, Reeves MJ, Bermingham JM, Goldhaber SZ. The accuracy of the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay D-dimer test in the diagnosis of...
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Q&A
Routine diagnostic hysteroscopy not necessary for premenopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding
Bain C, Parkin DE, Cooper KG. Is outpatient diagnostic hysteroscopy more useful than endometrial biopsy alone for the investigation of abnormal...
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Q&A
β-blockers no better than placebo in the treatment of vasovagal syncope
Flevari P, Livanis EG, Theodorakis GN, Zarvalis E, Mesiskli T, Kremastinos DT. Vasovagal syncope: a prospective, randomized, crossover evaluation...
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Q&A
Vitamin E may worsen acute respiratory tract infections in the elderly
Gratt JM, Schouten EG, Kok FJ. Effect of daily vitamin E and multivitamin-mineral supplementation on acute respiratory tract infections in elderly...
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Q&A
Maternal screening strategy more effective than risk-based approaches for preventing group B streptococcal disease in neonates
Schrag SJ, Zell ER, Lynfield R, et al. A population-based comparison of strategies to prevent early-onset group B streptococcal disease in...