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September 15, 1999
JAMA. 1999;282:1099-1100.
Physicians in the United States, Canada, and Mexico
Physicians with current and valid licenses in the United States, Canada, or Mexico who read any 3 of the selected continuing medical education (CME) articles in this issue of JAMA, complete the CME Evaluation Form, and fax it to the number or mail it to the address at the bottom of the CME Evaluation Form are eligible for category 1 CME credit. There is no charge.
The American Medical Association (AMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor CME for physicians. The AMA designates this educational activity for up to 1 hour of category 1 CME credit per JAMA issue toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award (PRA). Each physician should claim for credit only those hours that were actually spent in this educational activity.
Physicians in Other Countries
Physicians with current and valid licenses in the United States, Mexico, or Canada are eligible for CME credit even if they live or practice in other countries. Physicians licensed in other countries are also welcome to participate in this CME activity. However, the PRA is available only to physicians licensed in the United States, Canada, or Mexico.
Earning Credit and the CME Evaluation Form
To earn credit, read 3 of the articles listed below that are designated for CME credit carefully and complete the CME Evaluation Form. The CME Evaluation Form must be submitted within 1 month of the issue date. A certificate awarding 1 hour of category 1 CME credit will be faxed or mailed to you; it is then your responsibility to maintain a record of credit received.
One of our goals is to assess continually the educational needs of our readers so we may enhance the educational effectiveness of JAMA. To achieve this goal, we need your help. You must complete the CME Evaluation Form to receive credit.
Statement of Educational Purpose
JAMA is a general medical journal. Its mission and educational purpose is to promote the science and art of medicine and the betterment of the public health. A flexible curriculum of article topics is developed annually by THE JOURNAL's editorial board and is then supplemented throughout the year with information gained from readers, authors, reviewers, and editors. To accommodate the diversity of practice types within JAMA's readership, the Reader's Choice CME activity allows readers, as adult learners, to determine their own educational needs and to assist the editors in addressing their needs in future issues.
Readers of JAMA should be able to attain the following educational objectives: (1) select and read at least 3 articles in 1 issue to gain new medical information on topics of particular interest to them as physicians, (2) assess the articles' value to them as practicing physicians, and (3) think carefully about how this new information may influence their own practices. The educational objective for each CME article is given after the article title below.
CME Articles in This Issue of JAMA
The following articles in this issue may be read for CME credit:
Ultrasonography and Limited Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis and Management of Appendicitis in Children (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that diagnostic imaging may accurately diagnose appendicitis in children.
Prognostic Value of a Treadmill Exercise Score in Symptomatic Patients With Nonspecific ST-T Abnormalities on Resting ECG (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn how resting and exercise electrocardiograms can be used together for prognosis.
The Hazards of Scoring the Quality of Clinical Trials for Meta-analysis (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that the choice of quality score may determine the result of a meta-analysis.
Empirical Evidence of Design-Related Bias in Studies of Diagnostic Tests (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To understand that studies with methodological shortcomings may overestimate the accuracy of diagnostic tests.
Academic Managed Care Organizations and Adverse Selection Under Medicaid Managed Care in Tennessee (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that chronically ill patients may be more likely to enroll in managed care organizations affiliated with academic medical centers.
Long-term  -Carotene Supplementation and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Controlled Trial (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that -carotene may not prevent type 2 diabetes mellitus.
The Future of Organ and Tissue Transplantation: Can T-Cell Costimulatory Pathway Modifiers Revolutionize the Prevention of Graft Rejection? (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To review the prevention of immune system–mediated allograft rejection.
RELATED ARTICLES
Ultrasonography and Limited Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis and Management of Appendicitis in Children
Barbara M. Garcia Peña, Kenneth D. Mandl, Steven J. Kraus, Anne C. Fischer, Gary R. Fleisher, Dennis P. Lund, and George A. Taylor
JAMA. 1999;282(11):1041-1046.
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Prognostic Value of a Treadmill Exercise Score in Symptomatic Patients With Nonspecific ST-T Abnormalities on Resting ECG
Jennifer M. F. Kwok, Todd D. Miller, Timothy F. Christian, David O. Hodge, and Raymond J. Gibbons
JAMA. 1999;282(11):1047-1053.
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The Hazards of Scoring the Quality of Clinical Trials for Meta-analysis
Peter Jüni, Anne Witschi, Ralph Bloch, and Matthias Egger
JAMA. 1999;282(11):1054-1060.
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Empirical Evidence of Design-Related Bias in Studies of Diagnostic Tests
Jeroen G. Lijmer, Ben Willem Mol, Siem Heisterkamp, Gouke J. Bonsel, Martin H. Prins, Jan H. P. van der Meulen, and Patrick M. M. Bossuyt
JAMA. 1999;282(11):1061-1066.
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Academic Managed Care Organizations and Adverse Selection Under Medicaid Managed Care in Tennessee
James E. Bailey, David L. Van Brunt, David M. Mirvis, Scott McDaniel, Chauncey R. Spears, Cyril F. Chang, and Dennis R. Schaberg
JAMA. 1999;282(11):1067-1072.
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Long-term -Carotene Supplementation and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Simin Liu, Umed Ajani, Claudia Chae, Charles Hennekens, Julie E. Buring, and JoAnn E. Manson
JAMA. 1999;282(11):1073-1075.
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The Future of Organ and Tissue Transplantation: Can T-Cell Costimulatory Pathway Modifiers Revolutionize the Prevention of Graft Rejection?
David M. Harlan and Allan D. Kirk
JAMA. 1999;282(11):1076-1082.
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