Table of Contents (Vol 299, No. 18, May 14, 2008)

This Week in JAMA

This Week in JAMA
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2121.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2121
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A Piece of My Mind

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Crying for My Grandmother
- Jeanne Bereiter
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2129-2130.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2129

Original Contributions

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Combined Screening With Ultrasound and Mammography vs Mammography Alone in Women at Elevated Risk of Breast Cancer
- Wendie A. Berg,
- Jeffrey D. Blume,
- Jean B. Cormack,
- Ellen B. Mendelson,
- Daniel Lehrer,
- Marcela Böhm-Vélez,
- Etta D. Pisano,
- Roberta A. Jong,
- W. Phil Evans,
- Marilyn J. Morton,
- Mary C. Mahoney,
- Linda Hovanessian Larsen,
- Richard G. Barr,
- Dione M. Farria,
- Helga S. Marques,
- Karan Boparai
- , for the ACRIN 6666 Investigators
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2151-2163.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2151
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Effect of Clopidogrel on Early Failure of Arteriovenous Fistulas for Hemodialysis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Laura M. Dember,
- Gerald J. Beck,
- Michael Allon,
- James A. Delmez,
- Bradley S. Dixon,
- Arthur Greenberg,
- Jonathan Himmelfarb,
- Miguel A. Vazquez,
- Jennifer J. Gassman,
- Tom Greene,
- Milena K. Radeva,
- Gregory L. Braden,
- T. Alp Ikizler,
- Michael V. Rocco,
- Ingemar J. Davidson,
- James S. Kaufman,
- Catherine M. Meyers,
- John W. Kusek,
- Harold I. Feldman
- , for the Dialysis Access Consortium Study Group
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2164-2171.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2164
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Coarse Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Hospital Admissions for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases Among Medicare Patients
- Roger D. Peng,
- Howard H. Chang,
- Michelle L. Bell,
- Aidan McDermott,
- Scott L. Zeger,
- Jonathan M. Samet,
- Francesca Dominici
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2172-2179.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2172
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Comparison of Change in Quality of Care Between Safety-Net and Non–Safety-Net Hospitals
- Rachel M. Werner,
- L. Elizabeth Goldman,
- R. Adams Dudley
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2180-2187.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2180

Grand Rounds

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A Family's Request for Complementary Medicine After Patient Brain Death
- Arthur Isak Applbaum,
- Jon C. Tilburt,
- Michael T. Collins,
- David Wendler
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2188-2193.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2188

From the Archives Journals

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Potential Health Risks of Air Pollution Beyond Triggering Acute Cardiopulmonary Events
- Commentary by Robert D. Brook
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2194-2196.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2194

Commentaries

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The Wisdom and Justice of Not Paying for “Preventable Complications”
- Peter J. Pronovost,
- Christine A. Goeschel,
- Robert M. Wachter
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2197-2199.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2197
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Barcoded Medication Administration: A Last Line of Defense
- David W. Cescon,
- Edward Etchells
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2200-2202.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2200

Editorials

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The “Coming of Age” of Nonmammographic Screening for Breast Cancer
- Christiane K. Kuhl
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2203-2205.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2203
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Randomized Trials in Hemodialysis Patients: Time to Step Up to the Plate
- Marcello Tonelli
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2205-2207.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2205

The Cover

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Breakfast With a Lobster
- M. Therese Southgate
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2127.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2127

Poetry and Medicine

Development
- Grey Brown
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2128.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2128
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Medical News & Perspectives

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Effects of West Nile Virus May Persist
- Rebecca Voelker
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2135-2136.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2135
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Sugar Substitutes Linked to Weight Gain
- Tracy Hampton
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2137-2138.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2137
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Advocates Seek Better Insurance Coverage for Amputees Needing Limb Prostheses
- Mike Mitka
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2138-2140.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2138
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New Stress Test Agents Reduce Adverse Effects
- Mike Mitka
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2140.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2140

Capitol Health Call

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Newborn Screening Bill
- Mike Mitka
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2141.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2141-a
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Baby Bottle Safety
- Mike Mitka
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2141.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2141-b
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Lead Paint Rule Criticized
- Mike Mitka
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2141.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2141-c
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Health Reform Hearing
- Mike Mitka
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2141.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2141-d

From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Trends in Tuberculosis—United States, 2007
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2142-2144.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2142
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Hospitalization Discharge Diagnoses for Kidney Disease—United States, 1980-2005
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2144-2145.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2144

Letters

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Surgical vs Behavioral Therapy for Weight Loss in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
- Rena R. Wing,
- Thomas A. Wadden,
- Mark Espeland
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2146.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2146-a
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Surgical vs Behavioral Therapy for Weight Loss in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes—Reply
- John B. Dixon,
- Paul E. O’Brien,
- Joseph Proietto
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2146-2147.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2146-b
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Legislating Screening for Atherosclerosis
- Erling Falk,
- Morteza Naghavi,
- P. K. Shah
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2147-2148.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2147
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Legislating Screening for Atherosclerosis—Reply
- Peter D. Jacobson
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2148.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2148-a
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Nomenclature in Translational Research
- Kevin Fiscella,
- Nancy M. Bennett,
- Peter G. Szilagyi
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2148-2149.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2148-b
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Nomenclature in Translational Research
- Ian D. Graham,
- Jacqueline Tetroe
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2149.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2149-a
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Nomenclature in Translational Research—Reply
- Steven H. Woolf
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2149-2150.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2149-b

Corrections

Incorrect Data in: Managing an Acute Pain Crisis in a Patient With Advanced Cancer: “This Is as Much of a Crisis as a Code”
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2150.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2150
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Incorrect Legend in: How to Interpret a Genome-wide Association Study
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2150.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2150-a
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Unreported Research Funding in: Exhaled Carbon Monoxide With Waterpipe Use in US Students
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2150.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2150-b
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Book and Media Reviews

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Atlas of Heart Failure
- Ruth Falik
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2209.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2209
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Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Principles and Practice
- Colleen G. Koch
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2210-2211.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2210
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Ocular Traumatology
- Jay I. Perlman
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2211-2212.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2211
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Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Disease
- Douglas Kalman,
- Diane R. Krieger
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2212-2213.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2212
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Emergency Sedation and Pain Management
- Devi E. Nampiaparampil
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2213-2214.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2213
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The White House Physician: A History from Washington to George W. Bush
- Christopher Hamlin
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2214-2216.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2214

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The Billy Goat War: Morris Fishbein and the AMA's Crusade Against America's Consummate Quack, John Brinkley
- Howard Markel
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2217-2219.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2217

JAMA 100 Years Ago

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THE REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS.
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2220.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2220

JAMA Patient Page

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Brain Death
- Janet M. Torpy,
- Jennifer L. Kincaid,
- Richard M. Glass
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2232.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2232

JAMA Masthead

About This Journal
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2123-2124.doi:10.1001/jama.299.18.2123
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Table of Contents

This Week in JAMA

This Week in JAMA

A Piece of My Mind

Crying for My Grandmother

Original Contributions

Combined Screening With Ultrasound and Mammography vs Mammography Alone in Women at Elevated Risk of Breast Cancer

Effect of Clopidogrel on Early Failure of Arteriovenous Fistulas for Hemodialysis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Coarse Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Hospital Admissions for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases Among Medicare Patients

Comparison of Change in Quality of Care Between Safety-Net and Non–Safety-Net Hospitals

Grand Rounds

A Family's Request for Complementary Medicine After Patient Brain Death

From the Archives Journals

Potential Health Risks of Air Pollution Beyond Triggering Acute Cardiopulmonary Events

Commentaries

The Wisdom and Justice of Not Paying for “Preventable Complications”

Barcoded Medication Administration: A Last Line of Defense

Editorials

The “Coming of Age” of Nonmammographic Screening for Breast Cancer

Randomized Trials in Hemodialysis Patients: Time to Step Up to the Plate

The Cover

Breakfast With a Lobster

Poetry and Medicine

Development

Medical News & Perspectives

Effects of West Nile Virus May Persist

Sugar Substitutes Linked to Weight Gain

Advocates Seek Better Insurance Coverage for Amputees Needing Limb Prostheses

New Stress Test Agents Reduce Adverse Effects

Capitol Health Call

Newborn Screening Bill

Baby Bottle Safety

Lead Paint Rule Criticized

Health Reform Hearing

From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Trends in Tuberculosis—United States, 2007

Hospitalization Discharge Diagnoses for Kidney Disease—United States, 1980-2005

Letters

Surgical vs Behavioral Therapy for Weight Loss in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Surgical vs Behavioral Therapy for Weight Loss in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes—Reply

Legislating Screening for Atherosclerosis

Legislating Screening for Atherosclerosis—Reply

Nomenclature in Translational Research

Nomenclature in Translational Research

Nomenclature in Translational Research—Reply

Corrections

Incorrect Data in: Managing an Acute Pain Crisis in a Patient With Advanced Cancer: “This Is as Much of a Crisis as a Code”

Incorrect Legend in: How to Interpret a Genome-wide Association Study

Unreported Research Funding in: Exhaled Carbon Monoxide With Waterpipe Use in US Students

Book and Media Reviews

Atlas of Heart Failure

Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Principles and Practice

Ocular Traumatology

Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Disease

Emergency Sedation and Pain Management

The White House Physician: A History from Washington to George W. Bush

Literatim

The Billy Goat War: Morris Fishbein and the AMA's Crusade Against America's Consummate Quack, John Brinkley

JAMA 100 Years Ago

THE REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS.

JAMA Patient Page

Brain Death

JAMA Masthead

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