MARCH 2008

JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
VOL. 100, NO. 3, MARCH 2008

ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS

278
A Randomized Controlled Trial Using Patient Navigation to Increase Colonoscopy Screening among Low-Income Minorities
Jennifer Christie, MD; Steven Itzkowitz, MD; Irene Lihau-Nkanza; Anabella Castillo, MPH; William Redd, PhD; and Lina Jandorf, MA

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Enrollment of Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial
Paul F. Pinsky, PhD; Marvella Ford, PhD; Eduard Gamito; Darlene Higgins; Victoria Jenkins, MEd; Lois Lamerato, PhD; Sally Tenorio; Pamela M. Marcus PhD; and John K. Gohagan, PhD

299
Misestimation of Peer Tobacco Use: Understanding Disparities in Tobacco Use
Christopher L. Edwards, PhD, BCIAC, IABMCP; Gary G. Bennett, PhD; Kathleen Y. Wolin, ScD; Stephanie Johnson, PhD; Sherrye Fowler, MSW; Keith E. Whitfield, PhD; Sandy Askew, BA; Dorene MacKinnon, MA; Camela McDougald; Robert Hubbard, PhD; Chanté Wellington, PhD; Miriam Feliu, PsyD; and Elwood Robinson, PhD

306
Outcomes of a Home-Based Environmental Remediation for Urban Children with Asthma
Tyra Bryant-Stephens, MD and Yuelin Li, PhD

317
Sleep Duration among Black and White Americans: Results of the National Health Interview Survey
Joao Nunes, MD; Girardin Jean-Louis, PhD; Ferdinand Zizi, MBA; Georges J. Casimir, MD; Hans von Gizycki, MA; Clinton D. Brown, MD; and Samy I. McFarlane, MD, MPH

323
Recurrent Headache and MRI Findings in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Sebnem Bicakci, MD; Suleyman Ozbek, MD; Kenan Bicakci, MD; Kezban Aslan, MD; Banu Kara, MD; and Yakup Sarica, MD

334
Migraine and Meniere’s Disease: Two Different Phenomena with Frequently Observed Concomitant Occurrences
Titus S. Ibekwe, MBBS (Nig), FWACS, FMCORL; James A. Fasunla, MBChB (Ife); Perpetua U. Ibekwe, MBBS (Ib); Godwin C. Obasikene, MBBS (UniZik); Paul A. Onakoya, MBBS (Ib), FWACS, FMCORL; and Onyekwere G. Nwaorgu, MBBS (Ib), FWACS, FMCORL

CASE REPORTS

285
Evidence of Acute Pancreatitis in a Patient with Radioresistant-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
Alan N. Elias, MD; Paul Lizotte, DO; and Heather Hofflich, DO

339
Ischemic Duodenal Ulcer, an Unusual Presentation of Sickle Cell Disease
Rahul N. Julka, MD; Farshad Aduli, MD; Laura W. Lamps, MD; and Kevin W. Olden, MD

342
Cholestasis Secondary to Panhypopituitarism in an Infant
Daniel DeSalvo; John F. Pohl, MD; Don P. Wilson, MD; William Bryant, MD; David Easley, MD; John Greene, MD; and Jose Santiago, MD