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Volume 174(3);  March 2001
Articles
This Month in wjm
This month in wjm
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 153.
PMCID: PMC1071290
This month in wjm
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 153.
PMCID: PMC1071327
Best Practice
Evidence-Based Case Review: How to assess new treatments
Robert Slinger and David Moher
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 182–186.
PMCID: PMC1071310
Topic in Review: “What do we tell the children?”: Understanding childhood grief
Margaret L Stuber, Violet Hovsepian, and Mesrkhani
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 187–191.
PMCID: PMC1071311
Topic in Review: Is exercise effective treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee?
Robert J Petrella and Robert J Petrella
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 191–196.
PMCID: PMC1071312
Culture and Medicine
Complementary medicine use by Mexican migrants in the San Francisco Bay Area
Valentina Napolitano
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 203–206.
PMCID: PMC1071317
Medical Myth: Myth: corneal abrasions require routine patching
Carlo Soli and Mel E Herbert
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 207.
PMCID: PMC1071319
Japanese Americans and self-care: A lesson in cross-cultural care
Geri-Ann Galanti
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 208–209.
PMCID: PMC1071320
Rural elders and long-term care
Andrew F Coburn and Elise J Bolda
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 209–213.
PMCID: PMC1071321
Curbside Consult
Is the MMR vaccine safe?
Carolyn Edwards
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 197–198.
PMCID: PMC1071313
In the Public Eye
News and Features: US web site will publish list of “drug-free practitioners”
Gavin Yamey
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 163.
PMCID: PMC1071297
News and Features: CNA to hold town hall meetings on nurse ratio proposal
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 164.
PMCID: PMC1071298
Spider venom may prevent atrial fibrillation
Roger Dobson
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 164.
PMCID: PMC1071328
Media Watch: The milk of human kindness: How to make a simple morality tale out of a complex public health issue
Gavin Yamey
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 165–166.
PMCID: PMC1071299
Journal Digest
Does sleep deprivation impair cognitive and motor performance as much as alcohol intoxication?
Alice A Kuo
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 180.
PMCID: PMC1071308
Commentary: Resident overnight call — an idea past its time?
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 180–181.
PMCID: PMC1071330
Mail
Troublesome inconsistencies in the federal regulation of pyrethrin-based shampoos
Michael H Surgan
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 169.
PMCID: PMC1071302
Hospital overcrowding
SK Mishra
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 170.
PMCID: PMC1071303
Med.Pix
Severe caries in a child
Richard Usatine
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 167–168.
PMCID: PMC1071301
Op-Ed
How to practice evidence-based pediatrics
Virginia Moyer, Elizabeth Elliott, and Elizabeth Elliott
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 158–159.
PMCID: PMC1071293
Reporting of medical errors: time for a reality check
Lucian L Leape
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 159–161.
PMCID: PMC1071294
A new law to improve pain management and end-of-life care: Learning how to treat patients in pain and near death must become a priority
Helen Thomson
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 161–162.
PMCID: PMC1071295
Oral health care: A new series aimed at primary care physicians
Crispian Scully
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 162.
PMCID: PMC1071296
Original Research
Illness understanding in children and adolescents with heart disease
G R Veldtman, S L Matley, L Kendall, J Quirk, J L Gibbs, J M Parsons, and J Hewison
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 171–173.
PMCID: PMC1071304
Commentary: What are the goals of patient education?
Chris Feudtner
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 173–174.
PMCID: PMC1071305
A descriptive study of managed-care hassles in 26 practices
Lucia S Sommers, Trevor W Hacker, David M Schneider, Perry A Pugno, and James B Garrett
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 175–179.
PMCID: PMC1071306
Commentary: Stresses of primary care
Thomas Bodenheimer
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 179.
PMCID: PMC1071307
Other Content
Breast feeding boosts IQ
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 166.
PMCID: PMC1071300
A book to make me think
Charles Wilson
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 170.
PMCID: PMC1071329
A story to make you think
Donna L Parker
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 181.
PMCID: PMC1071309
Any Questions? Any Answers?
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 198.
PMCID: PMC1071314
Netphiles
Gavin Yamey
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 202.
PMCID: PMC1071316
Should pregnant women be screened for diabetes?
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 206.
PMCID: PMC1071318
How to treat jellyfish stings
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 213.
PMCID: PMC1071322
Clonidine helps ease side effects of tamoxifen
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 213.
PMCID: PMC1071331
Netphiles
Tessa Richards
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 215.
PMCID: PMC1071324
Point-Counterpoint
Is it acceptable to discharge a heroin user with an intravenous line to complete his antibiotic therapy for cellulitis at home under a nurse's supervision?: Yes: Supervised home care ensures continued treatment at lower cost
Nasim Riazati
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 156.
PMCID: PMC1071291
Is it acceptable to discharge a heroin user with an intravenous line to complete his antibiotic therapy for cellulitis athome under a nurse's supervision?: No: A home central line is too hazardous
William K Mallon
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 157.
PMCID: PMC1071292
Toolbox
Oral health and disease
Ruth Holt, Graham Roberts, and Crispian Scully
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 199–202.
PMCID: PMC1071315
Visual Commentary
Eternal rest
Ray Medina
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 224.
PMCID: PMC1071326
West of the Rockies
Call for help
Marcus B Nashelsky
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 214–215.
PMCID: PMC1071323
Listening (for what is not said)
Victoria Maizes
West J Med. 2001 March; 174(3): 216–217.
PMCID: PMC1071325
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