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Volume 172(5);  May 2000
Articles
This Month in wjm
This month in wjm
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 289.
PMCID: PMC1070861
Editor's Pick
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 289.
PMCID: PMC1070895
Best Practice
Evidence-Based Case Review: Should we look further for cancer in a patient with venous thromboembolism?
David E Arterburn and W Scott Richardson
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 325–328.
PMCID: PMC1070883
Topic in Review: Simplifying physicians' response to domestic violence
Barbara Gerbert, James Moe, Nona Caspers, Patricia Salber, Mitchell Feldman, Karen Herzig, and Amy Bronstone
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 329–331.
PMCID: PMC1070885
Culture and Medicine
Is globalization dangerous to our health?
Stephen Bezruchka
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 332–334.
PMCID: PMC1070886
An introduction to cultural differences
Geri-Ann Galanti
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 335–336.
PMCID: PMC1070887
An innovative community medicine curriculum: The La Mesa Housecleaning Cooperative
Frederick A Miller, William D Melton, and Howard Waitzkin
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 337–339.
PMCID: PMC1070888
Faculty support is essential for success: Commentary
Jimmy H Hara
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 340.
PMCID: PMC1070889
Medical Myth: Ten percent of patients who are allergic to penicillin will have serious reactions if exposed to cephalosporins
Mel E Herbert, G Scott Brewster, and Mary Lanctot-Herbert
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 341.
PMCID: PMC1070890
In the Public Eye
News and Features: Imitating Mickey Mouse can be dangerous
Deborah Josefson
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 294.
PMCID: PMC1070864
News and Features: US launches new clinical trials database
Fred Charatan
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 294.
PMCID: PMC1070896
News and Features: Rise in preschool children receiving psychiatric drugs
Scott Gottlieb
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 295.
PMCID: PMC1070865
Media Watch: How scared should we be of pesticides?
Sara L Thier
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 296–297.
PMCID: PMC1070866
Journal Digest
Extent and determinants of error in physicians' prognoses in terminally ill patients: prospective cohort study
Nicholas A Christakis and Elizabeth B Lamont
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 310–313.
PMCID: PMC1070876
Why do physicians overestimate life expectancy of a person who is terminally ill?: Commentary
Julia L Smith
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 313–314.
PMCID: PMC1070877
Analysis of questions asked by family physicians regarding patient care
John W Ely, Jerome A Osheroff, Mark H Ebell, George R Bergus, Barcey T Levy, M Lee Chambliss, and Eric R Evans
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 315–319.
PMCID: PMC1070879
Excellent information is needed for excellent care, but so is good communication: Commentary
Paul Gorman
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 319–320.
PMCID: PMC1070880
The science, medicine, and future of contraception
David T Baird and Anna F Glasier
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 321–324.
PMCID: PMC1070882
Mail
A rebuttal to criticism of the Oregon Death with Dignity Act
Peter A Goodwin
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 299–300.
PMCID: PMC1070869
Should doctors strike?
David A Rivera
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 300.
PMCID: PMC1070870
Author's response
Susan Adelman
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 300.
PMCID: PMC1070898
Man of the century
David C Stolinsky
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 300.
PMCID: PMC1070899
Med.Pix
An unusual pattern of bruising
Robert Morris and Richard P Usatine
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 298.
PMCID: PMC1070868
Medicine Cabinet
How to manage head lice
Constance M Mazurek and Nancy P Lee
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 342–345.
PMCID: PMC1070891
Op-Ed
Health legislation in 2000
Henry A Waxman
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 292–293.
PMCID: PMC1070862
A call for papers on physician well-being
John F Christensen and Mitchell D Feldman
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 293.
PMCID: PMC1070863
Original Research
Survivors of torture in a general medical setting: how often have patients been tortured, and how often is it missed?
David P Eisenman, Allen S Keller, and Glen Kim
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 301–304.
PMCID: PMC1070871
Health professionals cannot be silent witnesses: Commentary
Vincent Iacopino
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 304–305.
PMCID: PMC1070872
Epidemiology and control of enterobiasis in a developmental center
Ghan-Shyam Lohiya, Lilia Tan-Figueroa, Francis M Crinella, and Sonia Lohiya
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 305–308.
PMCID: PMC1070873
The benefits of screening must outweigh the risks and costs: Commentary
Gretchen L Birbeck
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 308–309.
PMCID: PMC1070874
Other Content
Netphiles: How to find out about tropical medicine
Kamran Abbasi
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 295.
PMCID: PMC1070897
Capsule: Spinal cord injury can unite a family
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 297.
PMCID: PMC1070867
An unexpected present
Gita Mathai
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 309.
PMCID: PMC1070875
A Book That Informed My Practice
Felicity Reynolds
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 314.
PMCID: PMC1070878
How medicine has changed
Gordon M Black
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 320.
PMCID: PMC1070881
Capsule: Male adolescents may prefer to see female doctors
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 320.
PMCID: PMC1070900
A Book To Make You Think
Michael A O'Neill
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 328.
PMCID: PMC1070884
On the Cover
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 328.
PMCID: PMC1070901
The two sides of compassion
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 340.
PMCID: PMC1070902
Capsule: Watching television can alter self image
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 341.
PMCID: PMC1070904
Visual Commentary
Public health and tobacco in China
David Heiden
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 352.
PMCID: PMC1070894
West of the Rockies
Poetry: El Salvador, San Francisco
Marty Williams
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 346.
PMCID: PMC1070892
Speaker's Corner: Let the buyer beware
Mark Carroll
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 347.
PMCID: PMC1070893
Correction
Correction
West J Med. 2000 May; 172(5): 340.
PMCID: PMC1070903
Corrects: David A Grimes. Emergency contraceptives over the counter : Allowing easy access is important. West J Med. 2000 March; 172(3): 148–149.
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