Table of Contents (Vol 304, No. 7, August 18, 2010)

This Week in JAMA

This Week in JAMA
JAMA. 2010;304(7):715.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1163
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A Piece of My Mind

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Journalist Feels Palpitations, Enrolls in Medical School
- Joshua Tompkins
JAMA. 2010;304(7):723-724.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1119

Caring for the Critically Ill Patient

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Prediction of Critical Illness During Out-of-Hospital Emergency Care
- Christopher W. Seymour,
- Jeremy M. Kahn,
- Colin R. Cooke,
- Timothy R. Watkins,
- Susan R. Heckbert,
- Thomas D. Rea
JAMA. 2010;304(7):747-754.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1140

Original Contributions

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Effect of an Implantable Gentamicin-Collagen Sponge on Sternal Wound Infections Following Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Trial
- Elliott Bennett-Guerrero,
- T. Bruce Ferguson, Jr,
- Min Lin,
- Jyotsna Garg,
- Daniel B. Mark,
- Vincent A. Scavo, Jr,
- Nicholas Kouchoukos,
- John B. Richardson, Jr,
- Renee L. Pridgen,
- G. R. Corey
- , for the SWIPE-1 Trial Group
JAMA. 2010;304(7):755-762.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1152
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System Delay and Mortality Among Patients With STEMI Treated With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Christian Juhl Terkelsen,
- Jacob Thorsted Sørensen,
- Michael Maeng,
- Lisette Okkels Jensen,
- Hans-Henrik Tilsted,
- Sven Trautner,
- Werner Vach,
- Søren Paaske Johnsen,
- Leif Thuesen,
- Jens Flensted Lassen
JAMA. 2010;304(7):763-771.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1139
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Change in Prevalence of Hearing Loss in US Adolescents
- Josef Shargorodsky,
- Sharon G. Curhan,
- Gary C. Curhan,
- Roland Eavey
JAMA. 2010;304(7):772-778.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1124

The Rational Clinical Examination

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Does This Patient Have Delirium? Value of Bedside Instruments
- Camilla L. Wong,
- Jayna Holroyd-Leduc,
- David L. Simel,
- Sharon E. Straus
JAMA. 2010;304(7):779-786.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1182

From the Archives Journals

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Early-Onset Obesity and Risk for Psoriatic Arthritis
- Commentary by Dafna D. Gladman,
- Jeffrey P. Callen
JAMA. 2010;304(7):787-788.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1162

Commentaries

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The President's Global Health Initiative
- Lawrence O. Gostin,
- Emily A. Mok
JAMA. 2010;304(7):789-790.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1164
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The US Global Health Initiative: Informing Policy With Evidence
- Eran Bendavid,
- Grant Miller
JAMA. 2010;304(7):791-792.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1189
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Minimizing Bias in Randomized Trials: The Importance of Blinding
- Bruce M. Psaty,
- Ross L. Prentice
JAMA. 2010;304(7):793-794.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1161
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Physician Compensation, Cost, and Quality
- Robert H. Brook
JAMA. 2010;304(7):795-796.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1174

Editorial

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Assessing Critical Illness During Emergency Medical Services Care
- Henry E. Wang,
- Donald M. Yealy
JAMA. 2010;304(7):797-798.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1175

The Cover

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Eve of Saint John
- Janet M. Torpy
JAMA. 2010;304(7):720.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1032

Poetry and Medicine

Memory of a Loved One
- Stephen Thomas Harvey
JAMA. 2010;304(7):721.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.992
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Medical News & Perspectives

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Successes, Challenges Emerge From Efforts to Shift Away From Industry-Funded CME
- Bridget M. Kuehn
JAMA. 2010;304(7):729-731.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1062
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Report Clarifies Scientists’ Understanding of Association Between Diabetes and Cancer
- Mike Mitka
JAMA. 2010;304(7):731-732.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1063

Lab Reports

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Body Louse Genome
- Tracy Hampton
JAMA. 2010;304(7):733.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1081
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Obesity Clues From Marmots?
- Tracy Hampton
JAMA. 2010;304(7):733.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1082
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Growing Liver Grafts
- Tracy Hampton
JAMA. 2010;304(7):733.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1083
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Treating Hereditary Blindness
- Tracy Hampton
JAMA. 2010;304(7):733.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1084

From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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West Nile Virus Activity—United States, 2009
JAMA. 2010;304(7):734-736.
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Travel-Associated Dengue Surveillance—United States, 2006-2008
JAMA. 2010;304(7):736-738.
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Sodium Intake Among Adults—United States, 2005−2006
JAMA. 2010;304(7):738-740.

Letters

Book and Media Reviews

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Partner to the Poor: A Paul Farmer Reader
- William B. Ventres
JAMA. 2010;304(7):799.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1176
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Peripheral Neuropathies in Clinical Practice
- Daniel L. Menkes
JAMA. 2010;304(7):800.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1177
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Flexible Intramedullary Nailing in Children: The Nancy University Manual
- Robert Bielski
JAMA. 2010;304(7):800-801.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1178
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Danger to Self: On the Front Line With an ER Psychiatrist
- Mark H. Fleisher
JAMA. 2010;304(7):801-802.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1179
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Years of Change and Suffering: Modern Perspectives on Civil War Medicine
- Glenna R. Schroeder-Lein
JAMA. 2010;304(7):802-803.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1180

JAMA 100 Years Ago

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FARMERS’ BULLETINS
JAMA. 2010;304(7):804.doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1054

JAMA Patient Page

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Delirium
- Janet M. Torpy,
- Alison E. Burke,
- Richard M. Glass
JAMA. 2010;304(7):814.doi:10.1001/jama.304.7.814

JAMA Masthead

About This Journal
JAMA. 2010;304(7):717-718.doi:10.1001/jama.304.7.717
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Table of Contents

This Week in JAMA

This Week in JAMA

A Piece of My Mind

Journalist Feels Palpitations, Enrolls in Medical School

Caring for the Critically Ill Patient

Prediction of Critical Illness During Out-of-Hospital Emergency Care

Original Contributions

Effect of an Implantable Gentamicin-Collagen Sponge on Sternal Wound Infections Following Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Trial

System Delay and Mortality Among Patients With STEMI Treated With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Change in Prevalence of Hearing Loss in US Adolescents

The Rational Clinical Examination

Does This Patient Have Delirium? Value of Bedside Instruments

From the Archives Journals

Early-Onset Obesity and Risk for Psoriatic Arthritis

Commentaries

The President's Global Health Initiative

The US Global Health Initiative: Informing Policy With Evidence

Minimizing Bias in Randomized Trials: The Importance of Blinding

Physician Compensation, Cost, and Quality

Editorial

Assessing Critical Illness During Emergency Medical Services Care

The Cover

Eve of Saint John

Poetry and Medicine

Memory of a Loved One

Medical News & Perspectives

Successes, Challenges Emerge From Efforts to Shift Away From Industry-Funded CME

Report Clarifies Scientists’ Understanding of Association Between Diabetes and Cancer

Lab Reports

Body Louse Genome

Obesity Clues From Marmots?

Growing Liver Grafts

Treating Hereditary Blindness

From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

West Nile Virus Activity—United States, 2009

Travel-Associated Dengue Surveillance—United States, 2006-2008

Sodium Intake Among Adults—United States, 2005−2006

Letters

Coronary Artery Calcium Score and Cardiovascular Event Prediction

Coronary Artery Calcium Score and Cardiovascular Event Prediction

Coronary Artery Calcium Score and Cardiovascular Event Prediction—Reply

Pneumococcal Vaccination and Cardiovascular Events in Men

Pneumococcal Vaccination and Cardiovascular Events in Men—Reply

Early Physician Follow-up and 30-Day Readmission Among Older Patients With Heart Failure

Early Physician Follow-up and 30-Day Readmission Among Older Patients With Heart Failure—Reply

Cognitively Impaired Older Drivers, Risk Assessment, and Physician Responsibility

Cognitively Impaired Older Drivers, Risk Assessment, and Physician Responsibility—Reply

Cognitively Impaired Older Drivers, Risk Assessment, and Physician Responsibility—Reply

Book and Media Reviews

Partner to the Poor: A Paul Farmer Reader

Peripheral Neuropathies in Clinical Practice

Flexible Intramedullary Nailing in Children: The Nancy University Manual

Danger to Self: On the Front Line With an ER Psychiatrist

Years of Change and Suffering: Modern Perspectives on Civil War Medicine

JAMA 100 Years Ago

FARMERS’ BULLETINS

JAMA Patient Page

Delirium

JAMA Masthead

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