April 2000, Vol. 32, No. 4

 

Award-winning Research Papers From the American Academy of Family Physicians 1999 Annual Scientific Assembly

Long-term Effects of a Primary Health Care Intervention Program for Women: Lower Blood Pressure and Stable Weight
Cecilia Björkelund, MD, PhD; Lauren Lissner, PhD; Carol Devine, PhD; Anna Karin Lindroos, PhD; Lis Palm, RD; Anna Westerståhl, MD
(Fam Med 2000;32(4):246-51.)
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Prevalence of the Use of Herbal Products in a Low-income Population
Margaret Planta, MD; Berit Gundersen, PharmD; John C. Petitt, MD
(Fam Med 2000;32(4):252-7.)
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Essays and Commentaries

Core Curriculum Guidelines: Minimum Standards, Practical Goals, or Lofty Ideals?
William M. Chop, Jr, MD
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International Family Medicine Education

Australia
(Mayer J, Piterman L. The attitudes of Australian GPs to evidence-based medicine: a focus group study. Fam Pract 1999;16:627-32.)

Brazil
(Stein AT, Costa M, Busnello ED, Rodrigues LC. Who in Brazil has a personal doctor? Fam Pract 1999;16:596-9.)

Hong Kong
(Leong CH. Primary health care policy in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Practitioner 1999; 21:312-6.)

(A Lee. The development of family medicine at the crossroads! Are we lost? The Hong Kong Practitioner 1999;21:217-22.)

New Zealand
(Stewart J. To be like any good GP: a qualitative study of general practice vocational training programme’s participants’ perception of learning general practice. New Zealand Family Physician 1999;26.)
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Medical Infomatics

Applied Medical Informatics and Computing Skills of Students, Residents, and Faculty
Anthony F. Jerant, MD; Andree J. Lloyd, PhD
(Fam Med 2000;32(4):267-72.)
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Residency Education

Recruitment Behavior and Program Directors: How Ethical Are Their Perspectives About the Match Process?
Peter J. Carek, MD, MS; Kimberly D. Anderson, PhD; Amy V. Blue, PhD; Brian E. Mavis, PhD
(Fam Med 2000;32(4):258-60.)
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A Comparison of Resident and Faculty Attitudes Toward Physician-assisted Suicide and Active Voluntary Euthanasia
Bruce Bushwick, MD; David Emrhein, MEd; Kristi Peters, MS
(Fam Med 2000;32(4):261-6.)
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Special Article
Challenges to Academic Family Medicine in the Current Health Care Environment
William J. Hueston, MD; Arch G. Mainous III, PhD; Carol Bazell, MD; Margaret Kelsey Connor, MPH
(Fam Med 2000;32(4):240-5.)
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Book Reviews

Jo Ann Rosenfeld, MD
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For the Office-based Teacher of Family Medicine

Preventing the Difficult Learning Situation
John P. Langlois, MD; Sarah Thach, MPH
(Fam Med 2000;32(4):232-4.)
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Lessons From Learners

Teacher Comfort in Teaching Sexuality: Reflections From an STFM Seminar
Margaret R.H. Nusbaum, DO, MPH
(Fam Med 2000;32(4):235-7.)
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Letters to the Editor

End-of-life Care Seen From Broader Perspective
K. Allen Greiner, MD
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Literature and the Arts in Medical Education

Sharing the Mystery of Death With New Acquaintances
Stuart Farber, MD
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