This is a selection of articles from the October 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Internal Medicine headlines.
Preventing Pancreatic Leak
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Source: AccessMedicine Updates - October 31, 2007 Source Type: journals
Brain natriuretic peptide increases in septic patients without severe sepsis or shock.
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Source: European Journal of Internal Medicine - October 31, 2007 Authors: Nikolaou NI, Goritsas C, Dede M, Paissios NP, Papavasileiou M, Rombola AT, Ferti A Tags: Eur J Intern Med Source Type: journals
Determinants of prolonged mechanical ventilation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and acute hypercapnic respiratory failure.
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Source: European Journal of Internal Medicine - October 31, 2007 Authors: Liu H, Zhang T, Ye J Tags: Eur J Intern Med Source Type: journals
Parathyroid crisis as first manifestation of primary hyperparathyroidism.
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Source: European Journal of Internal Medicine - October 31, 2007 Authors: Ntaios G, Savopoulos C, Chatzinikolaou A, Kaiafa G, Hatzitolios A, Karamitsos D Tags: Eur J Intern Med Source Type: journals
Tendinopathy with quinolone use: An uncommon adverse effect of a commonly used drug.
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Source: European Journal of Internal Medicine - October 31, 2007 Authors: Silva N, Pittman Z, Fernando DJ Tags: Eur J Intern Med Source Type: journals
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Incidental Findings on Brain MRI in the General Population
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Source: New England Journal of Medicine - October 31, 2007 Authors: Vernooij, M. W., Ikram, M. A., Tanghe, H. L., Vincent, A. J.P.E., Hofman, A., Krestin, G. P., Niessen, W. J., Breteler, M. M.B., van der Lugt, A. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals
BOOK REVIEW: Charles A. Janeway: Pediatrician to the World's Children
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Source: New England Journal of Medicine - October 31, 2007 Authors: Parkman, R. Tags: BOOK REVIEWS Source Type: journals
CORRESPONDENCE: Drug-Induced Immune Thrombocytopenia
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Source: New England Journal of Medicine - October 31, 2007 Authors: Naina, H. V.K., Harris, S., Matzdorff, A. C., Cathomas, R., Goldhirsch, A., von Moos, R., Aster, R. H., Bougie, D. W. Tags: CORRESPONDENCE Source Type: journals
CORRESPONDENCE: Myocardial Infarction Induced by Appetite Suppressants in Malaysia
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Source: New England Journal of Medicine - October 31, 2007 Authors: Azarisman, S. M., Magdi, Y. A., Noorfaizan, S., Oteh, M. Tags: CORRESPONDENCE Source Type: journals
EDITORIAL: East Meets West in the Treatment of Gastric Cancer
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Source: New England Journal of Medicine - October 31, 2007 Authors: Cunningham, D., Chua, Y. J. Tags: EDITORIALS Source Type: journals
PERSPECTIVE: The Challenge of Rising Health Care Costs -- A View from the Congressional Budget Office
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Source: New England Journal of Medicine - October 31, 2007 Authors: Orszag, P. R., Ellis, P. Tags: PERSPECTIVE Source Type: journals
IMAGES IN CLINICAL MEDICINE: Herpes Labialis
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Source: New England Journal of Medicine - October 31, 2007 Authors: Tang, J. W., Chan, P. K.S. Tags: IMAGES IN CLINICAL MEDICINE Source Type: journals
CME: Zoledronic Acid and Clinical Fractures and Mortality after Hip Fracture
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Source: New England Journal of Medicine - October 31, 2007 Source Type: journals
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Brief Report: Visualizing Out-of-Body Experience in the Brain
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Source: New England Journal of Medicine - October 31, 2007 Authors: De Ridder, D., Van Laere, K., Dupont, P., Menovsky, T., Van de Heyning, P. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals
BOOK REVIEW: Liver Disease in Children
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Source: New England Journal of Medicine - October 31, 2007 Authors: Haber, B. Tags: BOOK REVIEWS Source Type: journals
The illusion of compassion
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Source: QJM - October 30, 2007 Authors: Launer, J. Tags: Coda Source Type: journals
Fetal loss risk unrelated to prothrombin mutation
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Source: MedWire News - Thrombosis - October 29, 2007 Source Type: journals
Slum Health: From Understanding to Action
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Source: PLoS Medicine - October 29, 2007 Source Type: journals
Operationalisation of Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Graphical Approach
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Source: PLoS Medicine - October 29, 2007 Source Type: journals
The US Anti-Prostitution Pledge: Authors' Reply
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Source: PLoS Medicine - October 29, 2007 Source Type: journals
Child Rights and Child Poverty: Can the International Framework of Children's Rights Be Used to Improve Child Survival Rates?
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Source: PLoS Medicine - October 29, 2007 Source Type: journals
Food Insecurity—A Risk Factor for HIV Infection
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Source: PLoS Medicine - October 29, 2007 Source Type: journals
The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: Guidelines for Reporting Observational Studies
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Source: PLoS Medicine - October 29, 2007 Source Type: journals
The US Anti-Prostitution Pledge: A Call for Cooperation
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Source: PLoS Medicine - October 29, 2007 Source Type: journals
Diagnosis of renal osteodystrophy
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Source: Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism - October 29, 2007 Tags: Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism Source Type: journals
Thymic emigration revisited
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Source: The Journal of Experimental Medicine - October 29, 2007 Authors: McCaughtry, T. M., Wilken, M. S., Hogquist, K. A. Tags: Brief Definitive Reports Source Type: journals
Impaired nitric oxide bioavailability and L-arginine reversible endothelial dysfunction in adults with falciparum malaria
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Source: The Journal of Experimental Medicine - October 29, 2007 Authors: Yeo, T. W., Lampah, D. A., Gitawati, R., Tjitra, E., Kenangalem, E., McNeil, Y. R., Darcy, C. J., Granger, D. L., Weinberg, J. B., Lopansri, B. K., Price, R. N., Duffull, S. B., Celermajer, D. S., Anstey, N. M. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
AIDS virus specific CD8+ T lymphocytes against an immunodominant cryptic epitope select for viral escape
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Source: The Journal of Experimental Medicine - October 29, 2007 Authors: Maness, N. J., Valentine, L. E., May, G. E., Reed, J., Piaskowski, S. M., Soma, T., Furlott, J., Rakasz, E. G., Friedrich, T. C., Price, D. A., Gostick, E., Hughes, A. L., Sidney, J., Sette, A., Wilson, N. A., Watkins, D. I. Tags: Brief Definitive Reports Source Type: journals
Induction of high-affinity IgE receptor on lung dendritic cells during viral infection leads to mucous cell metaplasia
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Source: The Journal of Experimental Medicine - October 29, 2007 Authors: Grayson, M. H., Cheung, D., Rohlfing, M. M., Kitchens, R., Spiegel, D. E., Tucker, J., Battaile, J. T., Alevy, Y., Yan, L., Agapov, E., Kim, E. Y., Holtzman, M. J. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
A novel subset of putative stem/progenitor CD34+Oct-4+ cells is the major target for SARS coronavirus in human lung
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Source: The Journal of Experimental Medicine - October 29, 2007 Authors: Chen, Y., Chan, V. S.-F., Zheng, B., Chan, K. Y.-K., Xu, X., To, L. Y.-F., Huang, F.-P., Khoo, U.-S., Lin, C.-L. S. Tags: Brief Definitive Reports Source Type: journals
Detuning CD8 T cells: down-regulation of CD8 expression, tetramer binding, and response during CTL activation
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Source: The Journal of Experimental Medicine - October 29, 2007 Authors: Xiao, Z., Mescher, M. F., Jameson, S. C. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
New lane in the information highway: alternative reading frame peptides elicit T cells with potent antiretrovirus activity
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Source: The Journal of Experimental Medicine - October 29, 2007 Authors: Yewdell, J. W., Hickman, H. D. Tags: Commentaries Source Type: journals
Germinal centers in human lymph nodes contain reactivated memory B cells
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Source: The Journal of Experimental Medicine - October 29, 2007 Authors: Bende, R. J., van Maldegem, F., Triesscheijn, M., Wormhoudt, T. A.M., Guijt, R., van Noesel, C. J.M. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
Different composition of the human and the mouse {gamma}{delta} T cell receptor explains different phenotypes of CD3{gamma} and CD3{delta} immunodeficiencies
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Source: The Journal of Experimental Medicine - October 29, 2007 Authors: Siegers, G. M., Swamy, M., Fernandez-Malave, E., Minguet, S., Rathmann, S., Guardo, A. C., Perez-Flores, V., Regueiro, J. R., Alarcon, B., Fisch, P., Schamel, W. W.A. Tags: Brief Definitive Reports Source Type: journals
The effect of cardiac troponin testing on clinical care in a veterans population
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Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - October 24, 2007 Tags: Journal of General Internal Medicine Source Type: journals
Language Access Services for Latinos with Limited English Proficiency: Lessons Learned from
Hablamos Juntos
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Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - October 24, 2007 Tags: Journal of General Internal Medicine Source Type: journals
Meet the professor sessions
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Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - October 24, 2007 Tags: Journal of General Internal Medicine Source Type: journals
2001 SGIM annual meeting schedule
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Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - October 24, 2007 Tags: Journal of General Internal Medicine Source Type: journals
Interest groups
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Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - October 24, 2007 Tags: Journal of General Internal Medicine Source Type: journals
Improving health care for women veterans
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Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - October 24, 2007 Tags: Journal of General Internal Medicine Source Type: journals
DSM-IV diagnosed posttraumatic stress disorder in women veterans with and without military sexual trauma
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Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - October 24, 2007 Tags: Journal of General Internal Medicine Source Type: journals
Methylmalonic acidaemia: Examination of genotype and biochemical data in 32 patients belonging to mut, cblA or cblB complementation group
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Source: Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease - October 24, 2007 Tags: Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease Source Type: journals
Hereditary spastic paraparesis in adults associated with inborn errors of metabolism: A diagnostic approach
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Source: Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease - October 24, 2007 Tags: Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease Source Type: journals
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Addition of Biphasic, Prandial, or Basal Insulin to Oral Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes
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Source: New England Journal of Medicine - October 24, 2007 Authors: Holman, R. R., Thorne, K. I., Farmer, A. J., Davies, M. J., Keenan, J. F., Paul, S., Levy, J. C., the 4-T Study Group Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals
Mowat-Wilson syndrome
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Source: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases - October 24, 2007 Authors: Livia Garavelli and Paola Cerruti Mainardi Source Type: journals
CORRESPONDENCE: Arteriovenous Malformations of the Brain
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Source: New England Journal of Medicine - October 24, 2007 Authors: Horton, J. C., Friedlander, R. M. Tags: CORRESPONDENCE Source Type: journals
BOOK REVIEW: When Bodies Remember: Experiences and Politics of AIDS in South Africa
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Source: New England Journal of Medicine - October 24, 2007 Authors: Gray, G. Tags: BOOK REVIEWS Source Type: journals
PERSPECTIVE: Guilty, Afraid, and Alone -- Struggling with Medical Error
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Source: New England Journal of Medicine - October 24, 2007 Authors: Delbanco, T., Bell, S. K. Tags: PERSPECTIVE Source Type: journals
PERSPECTIVE: Learning from Failure in Health Care Reform
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Source: New England Journal of Medicine - October 24, 2007 Authors: Oberlander, J. Tags: PERSPECTIVE Source Type: journals
CASE RECORDS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL: Case 33-2007 -- A 49-Year-Old HIV-Positive Man with Anemia
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Source: New England Journal of Medicine - October 24, 2007 Authors: Attar, E. C., Aquino, S. L., Hasserjian, R. P. Tags: CASE RECORDS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL Source Type: journals
CME: Celiac Disease
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Source: New England Journal of Medicine - October 24, 2007 Source Type: journals
Increased mediastinal fat and impaired left ventricular energy metabolism in young men with newly found fatty liver
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Source: Hepatology - October 22, 2007 Authors: Gianluca Perseghin, Guido Lattuada, Francesco De Cobelli, Antonio Esposito, Elena Belloni, Georgia Ntali, Francesca Ragogna, Tamara Canu, Paola Scifo, Alessandro Del Maschio, Livio Luzi Source Type: journals
ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION: Impact of Female Sex on Death and Bleeding After Fibrinolytic Treatment of Myocardial Infarction in GUSTO V
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Source: Archives of Internal Medicine - October 22, 2007 Authors: Reynolds, H. R., Farkouh, M. E., Lincoff, A. M., Hsu, A., Swahn, E., Sadowski, Z. P., White, J. A., Topol, E. J., Hochman, J. S., for the GUSTO V Investigators Tags: Revascularization, Thrombolysis, Cardiovascular System, Surgery, Surgical Interventions, Cardiovascular/ Cardiothoracic Surgery, Women's Health, Women's Health, Other, Cardiovascular Disease/ Myocardial Infarction, Drug Therapy, Adverse Effects, Cardiovas Source Type: journals
COMMENTS, OPINIONS, AND BRIEF CASE REPORTS: Randomized Clinical Trial of Homocysteine Level Lowering Therapy and Fractures
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Source: Archives of Internal Medicine - October 22, 2007 Authors: Sawka, A. M., Ray, J. G., Yi, Q., Josse, R. G., Lonn, E. Tags: Rheumatology, Osteoporosis, Randomized Controlled Trial, Drug Therapy, Drug Therapy, Other Comments, Opinions, and Brief Case Reports Source Type: journals
ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION: Combined Effect of Low-Risk Dietary and Lifestyle Behaviors in Primary Prevention of Myocardial Infarction in Women
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Source: Archives of Internal Medicine - October 22, 2007 Authors: Akesson, A., Weismayer, C., Newby, P. K., Wolk, A. Tags: Cardiovascular System, Women's Health, Women's Health, Other, Diet, Cardiovascular Disease/ Myocardial Infarction Original Investigation Source Type: journals
EDITOR'S CORRESPONDENCE: Interleukin 2 and HIV RNA Levels Reply
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Source: Archives of Internal Medicine - October 22, 2007 Authors: Pollard, R. B., for the AIDS Clinical Trials Group 328 Team Tags: HIV/AIDS, Drug Therapy, Drug Therapy, Other, Infectious Diseases Editor's Correspondence Source Type: journals
ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION: Use of a Case Manager to Improve Osteoporosis Treatment After Hip Fracture: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
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Source: Archives of Internal Medicine - October 22, 2007 Authors: Majumdar, S. R., Beaupre, L. A., Harley, C. H., Hanley, D. A., Lier, D. A., Juby, A. G., Maksymowych, W. P., Cinats, J. G., Bell, N. R., Morrish, D. W. Tags: Aging/ Geriatrics, Rheumatology, Osteoporosis, Randomized Controlled Trial, Prognosis/ Outcomes Original Investigation Source Type: journals
EDITOR'S CORRESPONDENCE: Is Siesta More Beneficial Than Nocturnal Sleep? Reply
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Source: Archives of Internal Medicine - October 22, 2007 Authors: Naska, A., Oikonomou, E., Trichopoulou, A., Psaltopoulou, T., Trichopoulos, D. Tags: Cardiovascular System, Cardiovascular Disease/ Myocardial Infarction Editor's Correspondence Source Type: journals
ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION: Race, Ethnicity, and Medical Student Well-being in the United States
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Source: Archives of Internal Medicine - October 22, 2007 Authors: Dyrbye, L. N., Thomas, M. R., Eacker, A., Harper, W., Massie, F. S., Power, D. V., Huschka, M., Novotny, P. J., Sloan, J. A., Shanafelt, T. D. Tags: Medical Practice, Medical Education, Psychiatry, Depression, Stress, Quality of Life Original Investigation Source Type: journals
The Molecular Mechanisms of Action of Bisphosphonates
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Source: Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism - October 20, 2007 Tags: Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism Source Type: journals
FV Leiden reduces obese mice arterial thrombosis risk
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Source: MedWire News - Thrombosis - October 20, 2007 Source Type: journals
ATP8B1 requires an accessory protein for endoplasmic reticulum exit and plasma membrane lipid flippase activity
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Source: Hepatology - October 20, 2007 Authors: Coen C. Paulusma, Dineke E. Folmer, Kam S. Ho-Mok, D. Rudi de Waart, Petra M. Hilarius, Arthur J. Verhoeven, Ronald P. J. Oude Elferink Source Type: journals
Adult Immunization Guidelines: A Patient Safety and Quality-of-Care Issue.
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Source: Ann Intern Med - October 18, 2007 Authors: Poland GA, Schaffner W Tags: Ann Intern Med Source Type: journals
Middle Manager Role of the Chief Medical Resident: An Organizational Psychologist’s Perspective
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Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - October 17, 2007 Tags: Journal of General Internal Medicine Source Type: journals
2007-10-17 GR: Thyroid Cancer
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Source: UTHSC Internal Medicine Residency Podcast - October 17, 2007 Authors: UT Internal Medicine Tags: Grand Rounds Source Type: journals
Amniotomy During Spontaneous Labor Benefits Neither Mother Nor Child
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Source: ConsultantLive - October 17, 2007 Source Type: journals
CORRESPONDENCE: Taenia solium Neurocysticercosis
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Source: New England Journal of Medicine - October 17, 2007 Authors: Mamkin, I., Sood, N., Ramanan, S. V. Tags: CORRESPONDENCE Source Type: journals
CORRESPONDENCE: Peginterferon Alfa-2a and Ribavirin for 16 or 24 Weeks in HCV
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Source: New England Journal of Medicine - October 17, 2007 Authors: Andriulli, A., Mangia, A., Liu, C.-H., Chen, D.-S., Kao, J.-H., Shiffman, M. L., the ACCELERATE Investigators Tags: CORRESPONDENCE Source Type: journals
PERSPECTIVE: Nonpayment for Performance? Medicare's New Reimbursement Rule
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Source: New England Journal of Medicine - October 17, 2007 Authors: Rosenthal, M. B. Tags: PERSPECTIVE Source Type: journals
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: STAT3 Mutations in the Hyper-IgE Syndrome
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