JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION VOL. 101, NO. 05, MAY 2009
ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS
407
Steroid Inhaler Adherence, Flu Vaccine Receipt, and Race: Associations With the Quality of the Parent-Physician Relationship for Asthmatic Children
Kathryn L. Moseley, MD; Ericka J. Hudson, MHSA
414
Trends in the Prevalence and Severity of Symptoms of Asthma, Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis, and Atopic Eczema
Adegoke G. Falade, MBBS, MD, FMCPaed, FRCP(Edin); Olusoji M. Ige, MBBS, FWACP; Bidemi O. Yusuf, PhD; Modupe O. Onadeko, MBBS, MD, MPH, FWACP, FNMCPG(Nig); Babatunde O. Onadeko, MBChB,
MD, FRCP(Edin), FRCP(Lond), FMCP(Nig), FWACP, FRCP(Edin), FAS
421
Assessing Childhood Obesity Programs in Low-Socioeconomic and Diverse Communities
Joan R. Griffith, MD, MHA, MPH
430
Disparities in Diabetic Retinopathy Screening and Disease for Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations— A Literature Review
Phyllis Nsiah-Kumi, MD, MPH; Stacie R. Ortmeier, RD, LMNT; Amy E. Brown, BS
439
Why Some Adolescents Lose Weight and Others Do Not: A Qualitative Study
Alexis Lieberman, MD; Jessica Robbins, PhD; Arlene Terras, PhD
450
Predictors of Enrollment in a Smoking Cessation Clinical Trial After Eligibility Screening
Jamie Lyn Dahm, MSEd; Elaina Cook; Kaylene Baugh; E. Paul Wileyto, PhD; Angela Pinto, MBA; Frank Leone, MD; Chanita Hughes Halbert, PhD; Robert A. Schnoll, PhD
456
Racial Disparities in Mortality Among Infants With Dandy-Walker Syndrome
Hamisu M. Salihu, MD, PhD; Jennifer L. Kornosky, MSPH; Amina P. Alio, PhD; Charlotte M. Druschel, MD, MPH
CASE REPORTS
462
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor of the Esophagus
Dilip Dan, MD; Shiva Seetahal, MBBS; Rajendra Persad, MBBS
KUDOS CORNER
467
JNMA Salutes New NMA Members Recently Elected to the World’s Most Elite Surgical Society
Eddie L. Hoover, MD, FACS
468
Lenworth M. Jacobs, MD, MPH, FACS
469
Edward M. Barksdale Jr, MD
471
James H. Thomas, MD
472
William Lynn Weaver, MD, FACS
473
Edward Anthony Rankin, MD
EDITORIAL
475
E. Anthony Rankin, MD: President of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
George Anthony Dawson, MD
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
478
Challenges of Utilizing Immunostains to Facilitate the Diagnosis and Management of Metastatic Adenocarcinoma
Stephen A. Geller, MD
GUEST EDITORIAL
479
A Call to Action Against Asthma
Michael A. LeNoir, MD, FAAAAI
INFOPOEMS
488
Polyethylene Glycol Effective Helpful in Childhood Constipation, Fecal Impaction
Not Much Seems to Prevent Renal Disease in Children with Henoch-Schönlein Purpura
Equivalent Mifepristone-Misoprostol Regimens for Abortion
Elbow Extension Test Rules Out Fracture
Deep Brain Stimulation Better Than Best Medical Therapy for Parkinson Disease
Corticosteroids Not Recommended for Viral Wheeze in Ages 10 to 60 Months
BOOK REVIEW
495
Patient Listening: A Doctor’s Guide
Loreen Herwaldt
Debra Rose Wilson, PhD, RN; William A. Wilson, AAS, BIS
DEPARTMENTS
402
Masthead
404
About the Cover
482
Career Opportunities
484
Editorial Calendar
486
Library Subscription Form
494
Membership Application
496
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