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Volume 174(6);  June 2001
Articles
This Month in wjm
Editor's pick
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 369.
PMCID: PMC1071412
This month in wjm
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 369.
PMCID: PMC1071441
Best Practice
Straight to the Point: Menopause and hormone replacement: Part 1. Evaluation and treatment
Shari Ratner and Danielle Ofri
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 400–404.
PMCID: PMC1071429
Evidence-Based Case Review: Assessing diagnostic and screening tests: Part 1. Concepts
Ruth Gilbert, Stuart Logan, Virginia A Moyer, and Elizabeth J Elliott
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 405–409.
PMCID: PMC1071430
Topic in Review: The search for a job: bringing focus to a daunting task
Howard Beckman and Linda Fried
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 410–414.
PMCID: PMC1071431
Culture and Medicine
How does the United States compare with the rest of the world in human sexual behavior?
Judith Mackay
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 429–433.
PMCID: PMC1071438
Immigrant women's health: initial clinical assessment
Susan L Ivey and Shotsy Faust
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 433–437.
PMCID: PMC1071439
Gene Scene
Genetic consultation
Roberta A Pagon, Nancy B Hanson, Whitney Neufeld-Kaiser, and Maxine L Covington
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 397–399.
PMCID: PMC1071428
Genesis
Voice of Students: Why can't you tickle yourself?
Marion Simpson
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 425.
PMCID: PMC1071435
What do I do now?
Thomasine Kushner and David Thomasma
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 426–427.
PMCID: PMC1071436
Myth: codeine is a powerful and effective analgesic
Sanjay Arora and Mel E Herbert
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 428.
PMCID: PMC1071437
In the Public Eye
News and Features: FDA targets snack foods industry over allergens
Debbie Josefson
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 380.
PMCID: PMC1071418
News and Features: β-Blocker response may have gene link
Scott Gottlieb
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 380–381.
PMCID: PMC1071442
News and Features: Pilot program tests distributing emergency contraception without a prescription
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 381.
PMCID: PMC1071419
Media Watch: You can always pop a pill
Gavin Yamey
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 382.
PMCID: PMC1071420
Journal Digest
Are guns used more by US civilians for self-defense or for intimidation?
D Hemenway, D Azrael, and M Miller
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 396.
PMCID: PMC1071427
Commentary
Peter Cummings
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 396.
PMCID: PMC1071444
Mail
Delayed birth equals more cancers and preterm births
Brent Rooney
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 385–386.
PMCID: PMC1071422
Med.Pix
“Tortured tube” sign
Kenneth P Fowler and David J Elpern
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 383–384.
PMCID: PMC1071421
Medicine Cabinet
Treating children with asthma: A review of drug therapies
Heidi Kalister
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 415–420.
PMCID: PMC1071432
Op-Ed
Caring for immigrant women: Physicians' roles range from detective work to advocacy
Susan L Ivey and Shotsy Faust
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 374–375.
PMCID: PMC1071415
Why health insurers should pay for addiction treatment: Treatment works and would lead to net societal benefits
David Breithaupt
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 375–377.
PMCID: PMC1071416
Prenatal diagnoses of sex chromosome conditions: Parents need more than just accurate information
Barbara Biesecker
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 377–379.
PMCID: PMC1071417
Original Research
Mumps, measles, and rubella vaccine and the incidence of autism recorded by general practitioners: a time-trend analysis
James A Kaye, Maria del Mar Melero-Montes, and Hershel Jick
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 387–390.
PMCID: PMC1071423
Commentary: More evidence to reassure physicians and parents about vaccination
Frank DeStefano
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 390–391.
PMCID: PMC1071424
Do drug advertisements in Russian medical journals provide essential information for safe prescribing?
Vasiliy Vlassov, Peter Mansfield, Joel Lexchin, and Anna Vlassova
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 391–394.
PMCID: PMC1071425
Commentary: “Educational” advertisements—I haven't seen one yet!
Lisa A Bero
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 395.
PMCID: PMC1071426
Other Content
The benefits of a good bedside manner
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 395.
PMCID: PMC1071443
Point-Counterpoint
Should We Abandon the Concept of Giving Patients “positive_entitystart_# and “negative_entitystart_# Screening Results?: Yes: This dichotomy can be misleading
Elizabeth Goyder
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 372.
PMCID: PMC1071413
Should We Abandon the Concept of Giving Patients “positive_entitystart_# and “negative_entitystart_# Screening Results?: No: We should do better at explaining results
J E Haddow
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 373.
PMCID: PMC1071414
Toolbox
Mouth ulcers and other causes of orofacial soreness and pain
Crispian Scully and Rosemary Shotts
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 421–424.
PMCID: PMC1071433
A simple mnemonic for the diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder
Hani Raoul Khouzam
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 424.
PMCID: PMC1071434
Visual Commentary
Culture and clothes
David Heiden
West J Med. 2001 June; 174(6): 440.
PMCID: PMC1071440
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