JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION VOL. 101, NO. 07, JULY 2009
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S COLUMN
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The Case for a Standardized Course and Examination on Cultural Competence
Mohammad N. Akhter, MD, MPH; Richard A. Levinson, MD, DPA
ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS
649
OC656.pdf Disparities in Level of Amputation Among Minorities: Implications for Improved Preventative Care
Kristin M. Lefebvre, PT, PhD, CCS; Stephen Metraux, PhD
656
Racial Differences in Mortality Among Veterans Hospitalized for Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Mary Vaughan Sarrazin, PhD; Katrina T. Cannon, MD; Gary E. Rosenthal, MD; Lauris C. Kaldjian, MD
663
Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in TRICARE
Ann D. Bagchi, PhD; Eric Schone, PhD; Patricia Higgins, PhD, MPH; Elder Granger, MD; S. Ward Casscells, MD; Thomas Croghan, MD
677
Health Literacy and Control in the Medical Encounter: A Mixed-Methods Analysis
Safiya A. Arthur, RN, BSN, MPH; Hanah R. Geiser, BA; Kimberly R. Jacob Arriola, PhD, MPH; Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSc
684
Health Decision-Making Preferences Among African American Men Recruited From Urban Barbershops
Alton Hart Jr, MD, MPH; Wally R. Smith, MD; Raymond H. Tademy, MS; Donna K. McClish, PhD; Micah McCreary, PhD
690
Barbers as Lay Health Advocates—Developing a Prostate Cancer Curriculum
Marilyn Fraser, MD; Humberto Brown, MA; Peter Homel, PhD; Richard J. Macchia, MD; Judie LaRosa, PhD;Richard Clare, MPH; Donna Davis-King, PhD; Pat Collins; Tonya Samuel, MSPH; Grace Macalino, PhD; Ruth C. Browne, ScD
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Race/Ethnicity, Risk Perception, and Receipt of Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing
Vickie L. Shavers, PhD; Willie Underwood III, MD, MS, MPH; Richard P. Moser, PhD
705
Statins for Secondary Cardiovascular Disease Prevention for Older Primary Care Patients
Richard Niska, MD, MPH, FAAFP; Beth Han, MD, PhD, MPH
711
Predictors of Variation in Serum IGFI and IGFBP3 Levels in Healthy African American and White Men
Cathrine Hoyo, PhD; Janet Grubber, MSPH; Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, PhD; Bruce Lobaugh, PhD; AmyS. Jeffreys, MStat; Steven C. Grambow, PhD; Jeffrey R. Marks, PhD; Temitope O. Keku, PhD; Phillip J. Walther, MD, PhD; Joellen M. Schildkraut, PhD
717
Outcome of Acalculous Cholecystitis From Typhoid in Nigerian Children
Olajide Lukman Abdur-Rahman, MBBS, FWACS; Olaniyi James Adeniran, FWACS, FICS, FRCS (GLAS), Dip Surg (Paed) (Lond); Adegoke Abdul-Rasheed Nasir, MBBS
720
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Among Adults in Nigeria
Olanisun Olufemi Adewole, FMCP; Adeyemo Hakeem, MBBS; Ayeni Fola, MBBS; Emmanuel Anteyi, FWACP; Zaccheus Ajuwon, FMCP; Greg Erhabor, MBBS, FWACP
CASE REPORT
726
Sickle Cell–Induced Ischemic Colitis
Camille L. Stewart, MSc; Geraldine E. Ménard, MD
GUEST EDITORIAL
729
Models of Health Care Delivery Systems
Victor L. Assevero, MD
KUDOS CORNER
730
Soldier, Physician Executive, Hematologist, and Oncologist Major General Elder Granger, MD
George A. Dawson, MD
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
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The Primary Care Physician May Have a More Critical Role in Colorectal Cancer Screening in African Americans When Compared to Non–African Americans
Marie L. Borum, MD, EdD, MPH; Shervin Shafa, MD; Maria Christina Hatara, MD; Jeffrey Paulsen
ART IN MEDICINE
735
Burdens
Howard Fischer, MD
INFOEMS
740
Vitamin D, at High Doses, Prevents Fractures Treatment of Periodontal Disease in Pregnancy
Reduces Preterm Birth?
Escitalopram, Sertraline More Effective, Better Tolerated Than Other Newer Antidepressants
Early Treatment for PTSD
Barley Lowers Total and LDL Cholesterol, No Effect on HDL
All Diets Work Equally Poorly
DEPARTMENTS
642
Masthead
644
About the Cover
671
Calendar
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Membership Application
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