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Volume 171(4);  October 1999
The cover of the journal
Editor's pick
Michael S. Wilkes and Miriam Shuchman
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 217.
PMCID: PMC1305843
Storm warnings over Oregon.
W J Smith
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 220–221.
PMCID: PMC1305846
Graduate medical education should not be overtaken by managed care.
H R Khouzam
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 221–222.
PMCID: PMC1305847
Terminal sedation for intractable distress.
J Hallenbeck
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 222–223.
PMCID: PMC1305848
The future of hospice.
R A Milch and J D Schumacher
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 224.
PMCID: PMC1305849
Hospital staff do not know how much drugs cost.
S K Mishra and S Satpathy
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 225.
PMCID: PMC1305850
Traditional case reports still have a role.
S de A Nishioka
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 226.
PMCID: PMC1305851
Author's response
Jerome R. Hoffman
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 226.
PMCID: PMC1305852
The effectiveness of glucocorticoids in treating croup: meta-analysis
Monica Ausejo, Antonio Saenz, Ba' Pham, David Moher, Thomas C. Chalmers, James D. Kellner, David W. Johnson, and Terry P. Klassen
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 227–232.
PMCID: PMC1305853
Demonstrated benefit of glucocorticoids does not mean prednisone is beneficial in the routine office setting.
A R Feingold and S J Nairn
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 233.
PMCID: PMC1305854
Pharmaceutical advertising revenue and physician organizations: how much is too much?
P A Glassman, J Hunter-Hayes, and T Nakamura
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 234–238.
PMCID: PMC1305855
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
J Lexchin
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 238–239.
PMCID: PMC1305856
Cognitive behavioral group therapy and phenelzine both effective in social phobia.
B A Thyer
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 240.
PMCID: PMC1305857
Befriending can lead to remission in women with chronic depression.
R Peveler
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 241.
PMCID: PMC1305858
How do Oregon psychologists view their role in physician-assisted suicide?
D S Fenn and L Ganzini
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 242.
PMCID: PMC1305859
Osteoma cutis (cutaneous ossification).
P Fazeli, J Harvell, and M B Jacobs
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 243–245.
PMCID: PMC1305860
Clinical Evidence: Emerging approaches in preventing cardiovascular disease
Eva M. Lonn and Salim Yusuf
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 247–252.
PMCID: PMC1305861
Care of dying patients: beyond symptom management.
S Z Pantilat
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 253–256.
PMCID: PMC1305862
Just say yes: the use of opioids for managing pain at the end of life.
S Z Pantilat
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 257–259.
PMCID: PMC1305863
Beyond breaking bad news: how to help patients who suffer.
M W Rabow and S J McPhee
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 260–263.
PMCID: PMC1305864
Curbside Consult: What is the effect of exercise on primary dysmenorrhea?
Rebecca J. Locke and Michelle P. Warren
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 264–265.
PMCID: PMC1305865
Pattern recognition--shades of red.
R P Usatine
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 266–267.
PMCID: PMC1305866
Dutch euthanasia: could it happen here?
J B Vander Veer, Jr
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 268–270.
PMCID: PMC1305867
The historical feud over polio vaccine: how could a killed vaccine contain a natural disease?
M L Meldrum
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 271–273.
PMCID: PMC1305868
News and Features: Right-to-die bills defeated in more than 28 states
Scott Gottlieb
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 274–275.
PMCID: PMC1305869
News and Features: Euthanasia allowed in Dutch patient with dementia
Tony Sheldon
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 275.
PMCID: PMC1305870
Academic health centers: a future of struggles and new identities.
S Mutha, J P Bellack, and E H O'Neil
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 276–278.
PMCID: PMC1305871
A dying patient: shared intimacies and some questions about physician-assisted suicide.
P A Goodwin
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 279–280.
PMCID: PMC1305872
Debates on physician-assisted suicide are a barrier to real reforms in caring for patients.
J Lynn
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 281.
PMCID: PMC1305873
Letter from the South: Circle
Keith Wrenn
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 284.
PMCID: PMC1305875
Visual Commentary: The secular West
David Heiden
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 288.
PMCID: PMC1305876
West of the Rockies
Book Review: Handbook for mortals: guidance for people facing serious illness
James S. Goodwin
West J Med. 1999 October; 171(4): 282–283.
PMCID: PMC1305874
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