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Volume 145(2);  August 1986
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The Aim of American Medicine within the Constraints of Today's Society: Introduction
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 181.
PMCID: PMC1306864
The Aim of American Medicine within the Constraints of Today's Society: Ancient Tenets, Contemporary Meaning
Albert R. Jonsen
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 182–183.
PMCID: PMC1306865
The Aim of American Medicine within the Constraints of Today's Society: Cut the Cost, Keep the Care
George E. Pollock
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 183–184.
PMCID: PMC1306866
The Aim of American Medicine within the Constraints of Today's Society: A Healthy, Disease-Free Society
Frank G. Moody
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 184–185.
PMCID: PMC1306867
The Aim of American Medicine within the Constraints of Today's Society: The Essence of Being a Physician
Jacob Needleman
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 185–186.
PMCID: PMC1306868
The Aim of American Medicine within the Constraints of Today's Society: Medicine's Aims, Society's Constraints
James O. Mason
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 186–187.
PMCID: PMC1306869
The Aim of American Medicine within the Constraints of Today's Society: The Lessons of Finitude
H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 187–188.
PMCID: PMC1306870
The Aim of American Medicine within the Constraints of Today's Society: Corporate Profit or Public Good?
Beverlee A. Myers
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 189–190.
PMCID: PMC1306871
The Aim of American Medicine within the Constraints of Today's Society: The Credo of an Honored Profession
Lonnie R. Bristow
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 190–191.
PMCID: PMC1306872
Phase II Trial of β-All-trans-Retinoic Acid for Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Delivered via a Collagen Sponge and Cervical Cap
Vivian Graham, Earl S. Surwit, Sheldon Weiner, and Frank L. Meyskens, Jr
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 192–195.
PMCID: PMC1306873
Regional Air Trapping Before and After Exercise in Young Adults With Cystic Fibrosis
Robert T. Kruhlak, Richard L. Jones, and Neil E. Brown
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 196–199.
PMCID: PMC1306874
Catheter-Related Septic Central Venous Thrombosis—Current Therapeutic Options
Jeffrey Kaufman, Christopher Demas, Karl Stark, and Louis Flancbaum
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 200–203.
PMCID: PMC1306875
Amatoxin Poisoning in Northern California, 1982-1983
Susan M. Pond, Kent R. Olson, Olga F. Woo, John D. Osterloh, Richard E. Ward, Douglas A. Kaufman, and Robert R. Moody
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 204–209.
PMCID: PMC1306876
The Effects of Diuretics and Adrenergic-Blocking Agents on Plasma Lipids
John D. Brunzell and James J. Rohlfing
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 210–218.
PMCID: PMC1306877
Antihypertensive therapy, serum lipids, coronary heart disease and hypertension--balancing the risks and benefits of treatment.
M C Houston
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 219–221.
PMCID: PMC1306878
The pathogenesis and prevention of diabetic nephropathy.
R Omachi
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 222–227.
PMCID: PMC1306879
Pediatrics
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 228.
PMCID: PMC1306880
Pediatrics: Hepatitis B Vaccine
Eli Gold
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 228–229.
PMCID: PMC1306881
Pediatrics: Chlamydia trachomatis in Adolescents
Mary-Ann Shafer
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 229.
PMCID: PMC1306882
Pediatrics: Intravenous Immune-Globulin Therapy in Pediatric Hematology
Gregory A. Thomas
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 229–230.
PMCID: PMC1306883
Pediatrics: Hemophilus influenzae Type b Immunization
Stephen A. Spector
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 230.
PMCID: PMC1306884
Pediatrics: AIDS in Children
Arthur Ammann
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 230–231.
PMCID: PMC1306885
Pediatrics: Long-term Outcome in Infants With a Very Low Birth Weight
Annabel J. Teberg
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 231.
PMCID: PMC1306886
Pediatrics: Human Growth Hormone
Susan J. Clark
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 231–232.
PMCID: PMC1306887
Pediatrics: Current Therapy for Asthma—New Inhalants
Warren Richards
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 232.
PMCID: PMC1306888
Pediatrics: Oral Rehydration Therapy for Diarrhea
Lawrence M. Opas
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 232–233.
PMCID: PMC1306889
Pediatrics: Surfactant Treatment of the Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Alan H. Jobe
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 233–234.
PMCID: PMC1306890
A Forum to Discuss an Important Subject
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 235.
PMCID: PMC1306891
The pathogenesis and prevention of diabetic glomerulopathy.
B D Myers
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 235–237.
PMCID: PMC1306892
Of Physicianship and Patienthood
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 237.
PMCID: PMC1306893
Recurrent meningoencephalitis with recovery from Behçet's disease.
L E Davis, U G Hodgin, and M Kornfeld
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 238–239.
PMCID: PMC1306894
Münchausen's syndrome presenting with postphlebitic syndrome.
T J Zuber and C E Basye
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 239–242.
PMCID: PMC1306895
Severe pulmonary hypertension in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis--response to nifedipine.
S G Lehrman and R C Hollander
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 242–244.
PMCID: PMC1306896
Earwig in the ear.
J R Fisher
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 245.
PMCID: PMC1306897
Costs and Value of Screening Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
Gerald N. Rogan
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 245.
PMCID: PMC1306898
Toxicity from BHT ingestion.
M W Grogan
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 245–246.
PMCID: PMC1306899
Psychological Factors in Back Pain
William F. Sheeley
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 246.
PMCID: PMC1306900
Psychological Factors in Back Pain: Dr Tullis Responds
William H. Tullis
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 246.
PMCID: PMC1306901
The Layer Cake Phenomenon or Sweet It Isn't
Robert L. Barkin and Z. L. G. Stein
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 246–247.
PMCID: PMC1306902
The Reason for Our Profession
Iraj A. Kashani
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 247.
PMCID: PMC1306903
Sleep apnea--diagnosis and treatment.
R D Ballard and R J Martin
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 248–250.
PMCID: PMC1306904
Primary Care Physician Satisfaction With Case Management
Robert C. Davidson and Jane E. Fox
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 251–253.
PMCID: PMC1306905
Gatekeeping—Clinical and Administrative Issues
Kathleen E. Ellsbury
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 254–257.
PMCID: PMC1306906
Capitation in California—An Analysis of At-Risk Financing of Medicaid Services
Neal Halfon and Paul W. Newacheck
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 258–262.
PMCID: PMC1306907
Restless Legs Syndrome
Charles Bernick and Lawrence Z. Stern
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 263–265.
PMCID: PMC1306908
California Birth Defects Monitoring Program
John A. Harris
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 265.
PMCID: PMC1306909
Medical Practice Question: Early Detection of Lung Cancer
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 266.
PMCID: PMC1306910
In Memoriam
West J Med. 1986 August; 145(2): 267–268.
PMCID: PMC1306911
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