JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
VOL. 100, NO. 5, MAY 2008

ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS

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Breast Cancer Epidemiology in Blacks and Whites: Disparities in Incidence, Mortality, Survival Rates and Histology
Claudia R. Baquet, MD, MPH; Shiraz I. Mishra, MBBS, PhD; Patricia Commiskey, MA; Gary L. Ellison, PhD, MPH; and Mary DeShields, MD

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Survival Difference between Non-Hispanic Black and Non-Hispanic White Women with Localized Breast Cancer: The Impact of Guideline-Concordant Therapy
Xiaocheng Wu; Lisa C. Richardson, MD, MPH; Amy R. Kahn, MS; John P. Fulton, PhD; Rosemary D. Cress, PhD; Tiefu Shen, PhD; Holly J. Wolf, PhD, MSPH; Susan Bolick-
Aldrich, MSPH; and Vivien W. Chen, PhD

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A Pilot Study to Explore the Usefulness of Antibody Array in Childhood Atopic Dermatitis
Kam-lun Ellis Hon, MBBS, FAAP; Gary Ka-wai Ching, BSc; Kin-yee Wong, MPhil; Ting-Fan Leung, MD, MRCP,
FRCPCH; and Alexander K.C. Leung, FRCPC, FRCP (UK&Irel), FRCPCH

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Family Matters in Mammography Screening among African-American Women Age ≥40
Karen Patricia Williams, PhD; Vanessa B. Sheppard, PhD; David Todem, PhD; Athur Mabiso, MS; John T. Wulu Jr., PhD, MSc, MA; and Resche D. Hines, PhD

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Characteristics of Breast Cancer Patients with Central Nervous System Metastases: A Single-Center Experience
Hakan Harputluoglu, MD; Omer Dizdar, MD; Sercan Aksoy, MD; Saadettin Kilickap, MD; Didem S. Dede, MD;
Yavuz Ozisik, MD; Nilufer Guler, MD; Ibrahim Barista, MD; Ibrahim Gullu, MD; Mutlu Hayran, MD; Ugur Selek, MD;
Mustafa Cengiz, MD; Faruk Zorlu, MD; Gulten Tekuzman, MD; and Kadri Altundag, MD

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Predictors and Barriers to Timely Medical Follow-Up after Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Screening According to Race/Ethnicity
Dana J. Edelman, MPH; Qian Gao, PhD; and Lori Mosca, MD, PhD, MPH

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The Relationship between Racial Identity, Income, Stress and C-Reactive Protein among Parous Women: Implications for Preterm Birth Disparity Research
Kathleen Paul, MPH; Doris Boutain, PhD, RN; Kathy Agnew, BS; Joycelyn Thomas, RN; and Jane Hitti, MD, MPH

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The Impact of Nurse Case Management Home Visitation on Birth Outcomes in African-American Women
Natalie Wells, MD, MPH; Tracy Sbrocco, PhD; Chiao-Wen Hsiao, MA; Lauren D. Hill, PhD; Nicole A. Vaughn, PhD; and Brenda Lockley, RN, MS

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Racial/Ethnic Sexual Health Disparities among Incarcerated Women
Loida E. Bonney, MD, MPH; Jennifer G. Clarke, MD, MPH; Emma M. Simmons, MD, MPH; Jennifer S. Rose, PhD; and Josiah D. Rich, MD, MPH

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Disparities in the Utilization of High-Volume Hospitals for Total Knee Replacement
Nelson F. SooHoo, MD; David S. Zingmond, MD, PhD; and Clifford Y. Ko, MD, MS, MSHS

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The Relative Risk of Cardiovascular Death among Racial and Ethnic Minorities with Metabolic Syndrome: Data from the NHANES-II Mortality Follow-Up
David Martins, MD, MS; Naureen Tareen, MD; Godwin Ogedegbe, MD; Deyu Pan, MS; and Keith Norris, MD

CASE REPORT

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Lateral Rectus Muscle Palsy, Facial Numbness and Ataxia as the Initial Manifestation of Multiple Sclerosis
John P. Mitchell, MD; Joshua Beer, MD; Asha Yancy, MD; Leslie A. Saint-Louis, MD; and Daniel F. Rosberger, MD, PhD

Kudos Corner

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University of Pennsylvania Surgeon Receives Grant to Develop “Molecular Cardiac Surgery” as a Possible Alternative to Heart Transplant

Letter to the Editor

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Sleep Duration among Black and White Americans
Carl C. Bell, MD

INFOPOEMS

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Oral Contraceptives Associated with Long-Term Reduction in Ovarian Cancer Risk
Long-Term Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors Appears to be Safe in Children
Hypnotherapy Effective for Functional Abdominal Pain and Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Children
Guanfacine Effective for Attention-Deficit/ Hyerpactivity Disorder, but Side Effects Are Significant

Art in Medicine

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My Patient
Baby Talk
Ruth Cohen, MD

2008 Abstract Submisions

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Community Medicine
Dermatology
Internal/Family Medicine
Neurology
Ob/Gyn
Pediatrics
Psychiatry
Radiology
NMA 2008

NMA 2008 Annual Convention & Scientific Assembly Preliminary Program
After page 591

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Greeting from the President

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Continuing Medical Education Program

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Plenary Sessions

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Special Workshops

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Scientific Sessions Chairs 2007–2008

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Scientific Sessions

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Pre-Registration Form

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Special Events

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Hotel Accommodations

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Post Convention Seminar

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Youth Program Pre-Registration Form

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Auxiliary to NMA 2008 Convention Program

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Auxiliary to NMA Social Activities

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Auxiliary Social Activities Ticket Requests

DEPARTMENTS

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About the Cover
Evan Washington Clarke Nabrit

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