American Family Physician

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Articles in Sept 15, 2002, issue of American Family Physician

• Diary from a week in practice
  by Robert H. Shackelford
• Courses outside the United States - continuing medical education
• Prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal infection - Tips from Other Journals
  by Anne D. Walling
• Corticosteroids and bone density in men with COPD - Tips from Other Journals - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  by Karl E. Miller
• Risk of upper GI bleeding with anticoagulation in adults - Tips from Other Journals
  by Richard Sadovsky
• Screening for depression - Editorials
  by Margaret E. McCahill
• Skin problems on the job - Information from Your Family Doctor
• Cruises - family medicine conferences - Brief Article
• Most early miscarriages do not require surgical care - Tips from Other Journals
  by Anne D. Walling
• Hysterectomy may improve urinary incontinence - Tips from Other Journals
  by Richard Sadovsky
• Thrombosis and peripherally inserted central catheters - Tips from Other Journals
  by Bill Zepf
• CDC web site provides current information on West Nile virus - Newsletter - www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/ westnile - Brief Article
  by Matthew Neff
• Occupational skin disease
  by W.F. Peate
• International FP/GP meetings - family practice/general practice
• Duke treadmill score in the elderly: prognostic value? - Tips from Other Journals
  by Karl E. Miller
• Diagnostic work-up of pleural effusion: recommendations - Tips from Other Journals
  by Bill Zepf
• Correct use of metered-dose inhalers, peak flow meters - Tips from Other Journals
  by Karl E. Miller
• Depression in children and teens - Information from Your Family Doctor
• Annual scientific assemblies - Brief Article
• Depression in women - Information from Your Family Doctor
• Antiretroviral therapy in older HIV-infected patients - Tips from Other Journals
  by Bill Zepf
• Repair of small abdominal aortic aneurysms - Tips from Other Journals
  by Bill Zepf
• AHRQ survey details use of health care for chronic conditions - Newsletter - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  by Matthew Neff
• Depression - Information from Your Family Doctor
• Clinical quiz - continuing medical education
• AFP welcomes family physician visitors at AAFP Annual Scientific Assembly - Inside AFP
  by Janis Wright
• Shortsightedness: a review of causes and interventions - Tips from Other Journals - myopia treatment
  by Anne D. Walling
• Microwave endometrial ablation for menorrhagia - Tips from Other Journals
  by Anne D. Walling
• HHS approves Nevada plan to insure women with breast or cervical cancer - Newsletter
  by Matthew Neff
• Rates of adult immunization and cancer screening - Tips from Other Journals
  by Richard Sadovsky
• AHA cardiovascular disease prevention guidelines - American Heart Association
  by Carrie Morantz
• Quantum sufficit: just enough
  by Sarah Evans
• Mupirocin to decrease postoperative staph infections - Tips from Other Journals
  by Bill Zepf
• Updated guidelines for perioperative cardiovascular evaluation for noncardiac surgery - Practice Guidelines
  by Barrett M. Schroeder
• HRSA grants almost $49 million to improve health care facilities - Newsletter - Health Resources and Services Administration - Brief Article
  by Matthew Neff
• Total and serum free PSA to detect prostate cancer - Tips from Other Journals - prostate-specific antigen
  by Richard Sadovsky
• Guidelines for employees with HIV, AIDS - from the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  by Carrie Morantz
• Ocular manifestations of autoimmune disease - Cover Article
  by Sayjal J. Patel
• Sexual dysfunction and prostate surgery options - Tips from Other Journals
  by Anne D. Walling
• Officers elected at the 2002 National Conference - Newsletter - National Congress of Family Practice Residents - National Congress of Student Members
  by Matthew Neff
• Pentoxifylline in treatment of venous leg ulcers - Tips from Other Journals
  by Anne D. Walling
• ACOG opinion paper on VBAC - American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Committee on Obstetric Practice - vaginal birth after cesarean - Brief Article
  by Carrie Morantz
• Screening for depression across the lifespan: a review of measures for use in primary care settings - Problem-Oriented Diagnosis
  by Lisa K. Sharp
• Sputum as a diagnostic tool in patients with pneumonia - Tips from Other Journals
  by Karl E. Miller
• Letters to the editor - Late Angioedema Caused by ACE Inhibitors Underestimated - Perioperative Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Letter to the Editor
• Once-daily cefazolin vs. ceftriaxone for cellulitis - Tips from Other Journals
  by Bill Zepf
• RSV hospitalization rates - respiratory syncytial virus
  by Carrie Morantz
• Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome: a Zebra worth knowing
  by Kristin L. Graziano
• Adult circumcision, sexual function, and satisfaction - Tips from Other Journals
  by Richard Sadovsky
• Correction - Correction Notice
• CME calendar - continuing medical education
• Updated national vaccine supply shortages
• Management of head lice: review and recommendations - Tips from Other Journals
  by Bill Zepf
• Depression and substance use remission and relapse rates - Tips from Other Journals
  by Karl E. Miller