Current Issue: Vol. 302, No. 8, August 26, 2009
This Week in JAMA Free Full Text
Original Contributions
- Association of Cytochrome P450 2C19 Genotype With the Antiplatelet Effect and Clinical Efficacy of Clopidogrel Therapy
Free Full Text | ESUPPLEMENT - Typhoid Fever in the United States, 1999-2006
Abstract | Full Text | Patient Page - Hormonal Therapy Use for Prostate Cancer and Mortality in Men With Coronary Artery Disease-Induced Congestive Heart Failure or Myocardial Infarction
Abstract | Full Text - Sex Differences in Mortality Following Acute Coronary Syndromes
Abstract | Full Text | JAMA Report Video | ETABLE - Trends in Hip Fracture Rates in Canada
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Clinician's Corner: Commentary
- Setting Priorities for Patient Safety: Ethics, Accountability, and Public Engagement
Extract | Full Text | CME Course
Commentaries
Editorials
- Tailoring Antiplatelet Therapy Based on Pharmacogenomics: How Well Do the Data Fit?
Extract | Full Text - Addressing the Global Disease Burden of Typhoid Fever
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Early Release Letter and Correction
- Failure to Report Financial Disclosure Information
Letter | Correction | Original Letter
A Piece of My Mind
Medical News & Perspectives
- FDA Panel OKs 3 Antipsychotic Drugs for Pediatric Use, Cautions Against Overuse
Extract | Full Text - Varenicline Gets Stronger Warnings About Psychiatric Problems, Vehicle Crashes
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Complete Table of Contents
Most Viewed Articles
- Physical Activity, Diet, and Risk of Alzheimer Disease
- Understanding Influenza Backward
- Aspirin Use and Survival After Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer
- Adherence to a Mediterranean Diet, Cognitive Decline, and Risk of Dementia
- A 62-Year-Old Woman With Skin Cancer Who Experienced Wrong-Site Surgery
- Aspirin as Adjuvant Therapy for Colorectal Cancer
- Mediterranean Diet and Late-Life Cognitive Impairment
- Common Drugs Can Harm Elderly Patients
- Reducing Children's Television Viewing to Prevent Obesity
- Risk for Distant Recurrence of Breast Cancer Detected by Mammography Screening or Other Methods
Most Sent Articles
- Aspirin Use and Survival After Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer
- Cause-Specific Excess Deaths Associated With Underweight, Overweight, and Obesity
- Physical Activity, Diet, and Risk of Alzheimer Disease
- Understanding Influenza Backward
- Associations Between End-of-Life Discussions, Patient Mental Health, Medical Care Near Death, and Caregiver Bereavement Adjustment
- A 62-Year-Old Woman With Skin Cancer Who Experienced Wrong-Site Surgery
- Aspirin as Adjuvant Therapy for Colorectal Cancer
- Electromagnetic Interference From Radio Frequency Identification Inducing Potentially Hazardous Incidents in Critical Care Medical Equipment
- Enzyme Replacement Therapy in Fabry Disease
- Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease by Age and Years Since Menopause
Readers Respond
A 52-Year-Old Woman With Obesity
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Author in the Room®
A 62-Year-Old Woman With Skin Cancer Who Experienced Wrong-Site Surgery: Review of Medical Error
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Distribution of CSF Biomarkers to Identify Incipient Alzheimer Disease
Interactive figure shows the distribution of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers in individuals who are healthy, have Alzheimer disease, or have mild cognitive impairment. Read the article by Niklas Mattsson, MD, and coauthors.
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Patient Page
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CALL FOR PAPERS:
Mental Health Theme Issue
JAMA will devote a special theme issue to this topic in May 2010. Submission deadline: December 1, 2009.
A Theme Issue on Cancer
JAMA will devote a special theme issue to this topic in March 2010. Submission deadline: October 1, 2009.
ICMJE Member Journal Search
The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) is seeking 2 new member journals.