American Family Physician

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Articles in August 1, 2003, issue of American Family Physician

• Cruises
• Letters to the editor - Letter to the Editor
  by Gary N. Fox
• Clinical quiz
• Lower serum digoxin levels may improve mortality - Tips from Other Journals - Author Abstract
  by Caroline Wellbery
• International FP/GP meetings
• AAFP to publish consumer health magazine for physicians' waiting rooms - Newsletter - American Academy of Family Physicians - Brief Article
  by Matthew Neff
• Relation of erectile dysfunction to CAD - Tips - coronary artery disease - Author Abstract
  by Richard Sadovsky
• Are DARE and DARE Plus effective prevention programs? - Tips from Other Journals - Author Abstract
  by Karl E. Miller
• Annual Scientific Assemblies
• CDC releases revised travel health information resource - Newsletter - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Brief Article
  by Matthew Neff
• Imaging studies in young children following UTI - Tips - urinary tract infection - Author Abstract
  by Bill Zepf
• Prevention of malaria in travelers
  by Vincent Lo Re, III
• Guidelines on exertional heat illnesses
  by Carrie Morantz
• HHS launches efforts to build a national electronic health care system - Newsletter - Department of Health and Human Services - Brief Article
  by Matthew Neff
• Depression and its impact on perimenopause - Tips - Author Abstract
  by Karl E. Miller
• Preventing malaria when you travel - Information from Your Family Doctor
• CDC awareness campaign on healthy swimming - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Brief Article
• Statistics show U.S. birth rate reached a record low in 2002 - Newsletter - Brief Article
  by Matthew Neff
• Inappropriate use of Spironolactone in heart failure - Tips - Author Abstract
  by Karl E. Miller
• Sudden arrhythmia death syndrome: importance of the long QT syndrome
  by John S. Meyer
• A shoe-in for malpractice - Curbside Consultation - caring for patients involved in malpractice lawsuits
  by Richard G. Roberts
• Family physicians chosen for AMA Board, policy-making bodies - Newsletter - American Medical Association - Brief Article
  by Matthew Neff
• Suspect closed head injury in hypotensive injured children - Tips - Author Abstract
  by Anne D. Walling
• Lower extremity abnormalities in children - Cover article: problem-oriented diagnosis
  by Pamela Sass
• Diary from a week in practice
  by John O'Handley
• Ashy dermatosis - Photo Quiz - diagnosis and treatment of erythema dyschromicum perstans
  by Krista Kupres
• Prophylaxis for infants of mothers with hepatitis B - Tips - Author Abstract
  by Richard Sadovsky
• Management of status epilepticus
  by Joseph I. Sirven
• Off-label use of prescription drugs - Editorial
  by Stuart L. Nightingale
• Screening for cervical cancer - Putting Prevention Into Practice: An Evidence-Based Approach
  by Kenneth Fink
• Definition of POEMs - Tips - Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters
• Off-label applications for SSRIs - Practical Therapeutics - Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
  by Kimberly J. Stone
• CME calendar
• Family physicians make a substantial contribution to maternity care: the case of the State of Maine - Graham Center One-Pager
• ACIP issues guidelines on the use of smallpox vaccine in a pre-event vaccination program - Practice Guidelines - Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
  by Barrett M. Schroeder
• Prescribing contraceptives for women over 35 years of age - Tips from Other Journals - Author Abstract
  by Richard Sadovsky
• Courses outside the United States
• Rebecca Poage, M.D., accepts John C. Rose medical editing fellowship - Inside AFP
  by Janis Wright
• Quantum sufficit: just enough - various articles on obesity, stillbirth risks, sleep disorders, and job stress
  by Sarah Evans
• Evaluation of bone mass in young female athletes - Tips from Other Journals - Author Abstract
  by Karl E. Miller