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Volume 174(2);  February 2001
Articles
This Month in wjm
This month in wjm
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 81.
PMCID: PMC1071251
Editor's pick
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 81.
PMCID: PMC1071286
Best Practice
Topics in Review: Exercising for health: the merits of lifestyle physical activity
Linda S Pescatello
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 114–118.
PMCID: PMC1071273
Topics in Review: Tolerance and autoimmunity
Ian R Mackay
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 118–123.
PMCID: PMC1071274
Topics in Review: Seeing what you want to see in randomized controlled trials: versions and perversions of UK Prospective Diabetes Study data
James McCormack and Trisha Greenhalgh
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 123–127.
PMCID: PMC1071275
Culture and Medicine
The practice of clinical medicine as an art and as a science
John Saunders
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 137–141.
PMCID: PMC1071282
Rural children's health
Sarah J Clark, Lucy A Savitz, and Randy K Randolph
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 142–147.
PMCID: PMC1071283
Curbside Consult
What are the health hazards of snowboarding?
Kathleen A Dunn
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 128–130.
PMCID: PMC1071277
Commentary: Advice from a snowboarding instructor
Krista Danielson
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 130–131.
PMCID: PMC1071278
In the Public Eye
News and Features: US physicians consider access to health care for all
Deborah Josefson
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 91–92.
PMCID: PMC1071258
News and Features: US launches plan to tackle childhood obesity
Deborah Josefson
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 92.
PMCID: PMC1071259
News and Features: Audit of Willed Body Program implicates former director
Fred Charatan
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 93.
PMCID: PMC1071260
Media Watch: Does publicity about celebrity illness improve public health?
Janice Hopkins Tanne
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 94–95.
PMCID: PMC1071261
Journal Digest
Are antibiotics effective for adults and children with acute sore throats?
CB Del Mar, PP Glasziou, and AB Spinks
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 112.
PMCID: PMC1071271
Commentary
Penny Lee Demarest
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 112.
PMCID: PMC1071288
Are siblings of children who had unintentional injuries at increased risk of injury?
BD Johnston, DC Grossman, and FA Connell
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 113.
PMCID: PMC1071272
Commentary
Mike Charles Cockram and Alba DiCenso
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 113.
PMCID: PMC1071289
Mail
Initiating a urinary stream
Rudolf E Noble
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 98.
PMCID: PMC1071265
Med.Pix
Painless foot swelling with a chronic purulent discharge
Dimitrios Papaioannides and Nikolaos K Akritidis
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 96–97.
PMCID: PMC1071263
Op-Ed
Genesis, the voice of students: wjm's new student section will be vital reading for physicians
Itai Danovitch, Gavin Yamey, and Michael Wilkes
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 86.
PMCID: PMC1071254
Dealing with ethics in a multicultural world: Willingness to appreciate less familiar views and traditions is crucial
Aziz Sheikh
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 87–88.
PMCID: PMC1071255
Preventing school violence: A time for “hard, solid thinking”
Lisa C Barrios
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 88–90.
PMCID: PMC1071256
Chronic disease and mental health: a call for papers
Michael Wilkes and Gavin Yamey
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 90.
PMCID: PMC1071257
Original Research
Safety behavior of in-line skaters
J Scott Osberg and Sarah C Stiles
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 99–102.
PMCID: PMC1071266
Commentary: How do we get skaters to protect their heads?
Richard Usatine
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 102–103.
PMCID: PMC1071267
Practitioner attitudes in the United States and United Kingdom toward decisions at the end of life: are medical ethicists out of touch?
Donna L Dickenson
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 103–109.
PMCID: PMC1071268
Commentary: Medical ethics and clinical practice: a 2-way street, not a great divide
Bruce Jennings
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 110–111.
PMCID: PMC1071269
Other Content
Unlocking nature's secrets: a molecular biologist's view
Hobart W Walling
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 95.
PMCID: PMC1071262
How to submit your medical images for publication in Med.Pix
Richard Usatine
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 97.
PMCID: PMC1071264
Appendicitis in pregnancy
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 98.
PMCID: PMC1071287
A CD to make you think
Ron Charach
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 111.
PMCID: PMC1071270
wjm's Hanging Committee
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 127.
PMCID: PMC1071276
Any Questions? Any Answers?
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 131.
PMCID: PMC1071279
Love potion #911
Abraham Broudy
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 136.
PMCID: PMC1071281
Point-Counterpoint
Is an Ounce of Prevention Always Worth a Pound of Cure?: Yes: Clinical preventive services can provide excellent value
Steven M Teutsch
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 84.
PMCID: PMC1071252
Is an Ounce of Prevention Always Worth a Pound of Cure?: No: Promoting prevention to contain costs is a logical fallacy
Henry Shenkin
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 85.
PMCID: PMC1071253
Toolbox
Swollen lower limb: general assessment and deep vein thrombosis
W Peter Gorman, Karl R Davis, and Richard Donnelly
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 132–136.
PMCID: PMC1071280
Visual Commentary
A well-rewarded endeavor
David Heiden
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 152.
PMCID: PMC1071285
West of the Rockies
National Practitioner Data Bank — still not effective after all these years?
William O Robertson
West J Med. 2001 February; 174(2): 148–149.
PMCID: PMC1071284
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